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Re: Help with a printer
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Date: 
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:48:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Thomas Avery writes:
> Thanks for your repsonse.
> 
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Dang, now I'm sucked into this one, too.
> 
> Sorry :-)
> 
> > Is the printer directly connected
> > to her computer or is it printing over the network (which exponentially
> > increases finding the problem)?
> 
> It's on a network.
> 
> > Since the printer seems to be physically
> > working (plugged in, ink/toner is present, the printer is getting at least
> > part of the document) it would seem to be more in the document itself or
> > some barrier over the network, or perhaps a memory issue.  How large is the
> > document?
> 
> She's tried several documents. I'm guessing they're of varying size.
> 
> > Try only printing the pages she is missing, and even try printing
> > just the pages after the one it stops on (and for that matter, does it stop
> > at a consistent point?).
> 
> I think so. She'll only get out part of page 1 and then it hangs.
> 
> > Another thing to try is sneaker net (copy the file
> > to a disk, and try printing it from another computer - assuming there is
> > another computer she has access to physically and via password).
> 
> Yes, we'll try that.

Yup, do that.  Also try the notepad trick I suggested.  If that works, then
I would lay odds that the problem is with MS Office; I've noticed that from
time to time.

Also, (and I should have suggested this right off), check all the cable
connections, and make sure they are well attached.  This is one of the more
common bogeymen.

James



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(...) Thanks! Also, thanks from my wife too! I'm not sure if she has it working yet, but she'll get there. -TJ (24 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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Thanks for your repsonse. (...) Sorry :-) (...) It's on a network. (...) She's tried several documents. I'm guessing they're of varying size. (...) I think so. She'll only get out part of page 1 and then it hangs. (...) Yes, we'll try that. thanks, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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