Re: B2TR Printing Issues

Tech Tip: Click here to run a free scan for Windows Errors and optimize PC performance

Thanks Mary.
If anyone tries it, please let us know whether it works or not.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR): http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

"Mary Sauer" <mary-sauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:#IPjp3f9GHA.4712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

There is a firmware update on the Dell web site with an August, 2006 timestamp.
It may help.
http://support.euro.dell.com/support/downloads/type.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=gen&SystemID=PRN_LSR_5100CN&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=6784&libid=40

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/publisher/FX100649111033.aspx

"Hanko Panko" <HankoPanko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9ECD5964-BFA5-4F35-9526-37AE36F38236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 1. The printing problem does not seem to be an exclusive "Word" thing. All
> Office B2TR applications (Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook, Onenote,...)
> stop working when I try to print to my Dell 5100cn network printer.
>
> 2. Office Beta 2 2007 worked fine with my printer. Problems only started
> after installing B2TR
>
> 3. Vista RC2 (5744) applications like Wordpad, Notepad and IE7 work fine
> with my printer
>
> Could it be that B2TR messed up something?
>
> "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> All I can say is that it's not too uncommon for printers to have issues
>> with Word. Word might not look like it, but it actually demands a lot
>> from a printer. So it's one of the programs where a not perfectly
>> written printer driver can get in trouble.
>> In this particular case, MS did look into it and determined that it's
>> not Office and not Vista, but the printer driver. There is still no
>> update on whether Dell will provide a fixed driver for RTM.
>> You could just save the files directly into PDF from Word. To do that,
>> install the MS pdf add-in (link on my B2TR page, or in office button
>> menu, save as, pdf) and then use office button menu, save as, pdf.
>>
>> Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
>> --------------
>> http://pschmid.net
>> ***
>> Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
>> http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
>> ***
>> Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
>> OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
>> ***
>> Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed
>>
>> "Hanko Panko" <HankoPanko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:7EB047CF-7747-4D3C-ADA5-8685E56CFFE0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>> > I did not have this problem before installing the technical release. Seems
>> > to
>> > me MS is to blame, but we are left waiting...
>> >
>> > I have installed a "pdf-printer" (Cutepdf) and use this to printing from
>> > Office. As I said, all other applications work fine!
>> >
>> > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Use a different printer is all I can tell you right now. I don't know of
>> > > any workaround.
>> > >
>> > > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
>> > > --------------
>> > > http://pschmid.net
>> > > ***
>> > > Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
>> > > http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
>> > > ***
>> > > Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
>> > > OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
>> > > ***
>> > > Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed
>> > >
>> > > "Marcus Landstrom" <marcus.landstrom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > > news:1160654320.330762.64340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> > >
>> > > > I run Vista RC2 and Office B2TR with a Dell 3110cn on IP. Have this
>> > > > exact problem.
>> > > >
>> > > > /m
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Patrick Schmid skrev:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Microsoft has been able to reproduce the issue and is investigating
>> > > > > it.
>> > > > > If MS finds any workaround, I'll post it here.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Patrick Schmid
>> > > > > --------------
>> > > > > http://pschmid.net
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "Hanko Panko" <HankoPanko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > > > > news:D33F248C-2AA0-43BF-BBF8-F28A37D7184E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > 1. The Dell 5100cn Network printer works fine with other
>> > > > > > applications
>> > > > > > 2. As long as it is not the default printer, Word runs fine
>> > > > > > 3. When I switch to this printer inside Word, Word stops working
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > "Patrick Schmid" wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Have you verified that the printer is switched on and you can
>> > > > > > > print to
>> > > > > > > it from another application (e.g. notepad)?
>> > > > > > > If you make a different printer your default printer and then
>> > > > > > > open Word,
>> > > > > > > it shouldn't crash anymore. Can you then switch to the printer
>> > > > > > > inside
>> > > > > > > Word and print to it?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Patrick Schmid
>> > > > > > > --------------
>> > > > > > > http://pschmid.net
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > "Hanko Panko" <HankoPanko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> > > > > > > message
>> > > > > > > news:88F2F625-B30A-40A3-B57C-DDBF5EC88C61@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Same here, I have a Dell 5100cn. That's a colorlaser to.
>> > > > > > > > Probably same driver?
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > "Doting Daddy" wrote:
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > No matter what I try, I cannot get any document to print
>> > > > > > > > > (whether Word, Excel
>> > > > > > > > > or Outlook) without the program failing, reporting back in to
>> > > > > > > > > Microsoft and
>> > > > > > > > > restarting.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I have a Windows Vista RC1 box and the printer is a Dell
>> > > > > > > > > 3000cn.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > What am I doing wrong? Can I uninstall the technical
>> > > > > > > > > refresh?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>

.

Quantcast