Re: There is a problem with your printer settings.

From: Mary Sauer (gsauer_at_mycolumbus.rr.com)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 04:08:45 -0500

What model is your printer?
Is the file you are trying to print from another version of Publisher?
You receive a "Cannot open this file" error message when you try to open a
publication in Publisher 2002 on a Windows XP-based or Windows 2000-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322120
Did you look at the printing preferences in the control panel? 

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"kirks" <kirks.1jt45p@news.officefrustration.com> wrote in message 
news:kirks.1jt45p@news.officefrustration.com...
>
> There is a problem with your printer settings.
>
> Your printer has given Publisher an invalid value, and
> the printer could not be correctly initialized. Check
> your printer settings in the Windows control panel."
>
> 1. I only have one network printer
> 2. The network printer is not the default printer
> 3. I have deleted the printer, rebooted and reinstalled the latest
> printer drivers.
> 4. The printer name is less than 8 characters long.
>
> .. any idea what the problem is???
>
>
> -- 
> kirks

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