Re: "print to file" crashes programs

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From: Bob I (birelan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:30:37 -0600

That would be located on the "Ports" tab of the Printer Properties. Just
  a quick question tho. Why are you wanting to "print to file", when you
have the printer available?

Tex Shalter wrote:

> Bob, wish you were right, crashed even notepad.
>
> I read thru the readme file that came with the printer and it said top try
> to turn off "bidirectional" comm on other printers installed. Can't seem to
> find the dialog to get to that setting.
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:41BEF4A5.2080000@yahoo.com...
>
>>Try "print to file" a text file in Notepad. I suspect there is a problem
>>with the sub-directory that the file is being directed to.
>>
>>Tex Shalter wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My newly installed HP 1220c printer crashes every program I try, when I
>>>print to file.
>>>The program running closes immediately without warning. Works fine
>>>
> printing
>
>>>to paper, or to PDFs.
>>>
>>>Got the latest driver from HP site, using Win2000 sp4, using the USB
>>>
> port,
>
>>>ATI graphics card
>>>
>>>Is it a port problem, possibly a conflict with Adobe Acrobat ?
>>>
>>>Any ideas are welcome
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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