Re: Printing issues with Word 6.0.1
- From: CyberTaz <onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:43:21 -0400
Excellent point & not a bad memory, either. Something was nagging in the
back of my mind when I wrote the reply. The ug to 2001 is definitely the
better option.
Regards |:>)
On 8/2/05 12:24 AM, in article
BF153298.123CB%REMOVETHISoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Clive Huggan"
<REMOVETHISoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks, CyberTaz, you've jolted my memory!
>
> Doing a Google newsgroup search, I came up with a post from early last year,
> which said in part:
>
> I just upgraded my system software from 8.6 to 9.2.2; all my software moved
> over pretty painlessly EXCEPT MSWord 6.0.1. I couldn't print from it.
>
> To which I said:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> For full details, take a look at this Microsoft support article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/? kbid=288769
>
> [which says in part: "If you want to continue using Office 4.2.1, you should
> not upgrade your operating system to Mac OS 9. If you already upgraded to
> Mac OS 9, you must reinstall your earlier version of the Macintosh operating
> system."]
>
> Essentially OS 9.2 won't tolerate some of the characteristics of Word 6 /
> Office 4.2. The Mac's operating systems have evolved greatly since Word 6
> came out, and there were a few problems with Word 6 anyway (it was the first
> porting of Word from the PC to the Mac, and was by no means perfect).
>
> You would be *much* better off buying Office 2001. Otherwise, you'll need to
> revert to an earlier OS, as stated in the MS article.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> On an ancient G3 that I keep just for legacy software, I have OS 8.6
> installed for this very reason.
>
> But if everything else is working OK, maybe buying a registered copy of
> Office 2001 on e-Bay is the best option...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Clive Huggan
> Canberra, Australia
> (My time zone is at least 7 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
> follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
> ============================================================
>
> * A SUGGESTION ? WAIT FOR CONSIDERED ADVICE: If you post a question, keep
> re-visiting the newsgroup for several days after the first response comes
> in. Sometimes it takes a few responses before the best or complete solution
> is proposed; sometimes you'll be asked for further information so that a
> better answer can be provided. Good tips about getting the best out of
> posting are at http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/Posting.htm (if you use Safari
> and it gives you a blank page the first time, you may need to hit the
> circular arrow icon -- "Reload the current page" -- a few times).
>
> * AND ONE MORE ? AVOID SPAM: To avoid spam directed at contributors of
> newsgroups, you can set up a "send-only" dummy e-mail account. Full
> instructions are at http://www.entourage.mvps.org/tips/tip019.html
>
> ============================================================
>
>
> On 2/8/05 8:16 AM, in article BF141789.1DD7%onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
> "CyberTaz" <onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello-
>>
>> This is a trip in the WayBack Machine, so I really don't have a specific
>> response to offer. One suggestion, though, is to upgrade your OS to 9.2.2,
>> as 9.1 did have a number of glitches that were later resolved.
>>
>> If that doesn't remedy the situation & you don't get more replies here, you
>> may want to post on the Apple Discussions board. There is a special area for
>> pre-OS X that is still very active, so you may get a solution there;
>>
>> http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@macos9
>>
>> Good Luck |:>)
>>
>>
>> On 8/1/05 1:59 PM, in article
>> 1122919187.966951.111080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timripper@xxxxxxxx"
>> <timripper@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I have an old G3 running OS 9.1 that I recently installed Word 6.0.1
>>> on. Word seems to work OK except that it doesn't cooperate with my
>>> printer, an Epson Stylus Color 800. When I try to print, the printing
>>> dialog box looks garbled, and when I hit "OK" to print, Word beeps and
>>> says, "Word cannot print due to a problem with the current printer." I
>>> contacted Epson, installed the latest driver, and resolved some
>>> extension conflicts they thought might be at fault. The printer works
>>> great with every other application on my computer but Word. Being able
>>> to print from Word is crucial to me, so any help would be greatly
>>> appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>
>
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