Re: Word 2000 hangs when changing font

Make sure the driver for the network printer is installed locally.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"sjcinnamond" <sjcinnamond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Suzanne,
>
> I had seen a suggestion elsewhere about the printer driver but had not
tried
> it because the problem only occurs under one account and not the other
> account that is mapped to the same network printer.
>
> However, I will try your suggestion the next time that I get a chance (not
> until next week).
>
> Thank you for you help.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > Problems of this type usually point to a problem with the printer
driver.
> > Try deleting and reinstalling the default printer.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "sjcinnamond" <sjcinnamond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:CA567528-7103-45CD-996A-60470CC70F30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I have an XP Professional computer with Word 2000. There are three
> > limited
> > > user accounts and one administrative account. In one of the limited
user
> > > accounts every time I start a new document and try to change the font
the
> > > application stops responding and I have to end it through the task
> > manager.
> > > I do not have this trouble in any of the other accounts.
> > >
> > > I have installed all of the latest Service Packs and updates, have
done a
> > > Detect and Repair, have deleted and rebuilt the Normal.dot to no
avail. I
> > > still get the problem only in the one account. I tried to see if I
could
> > > "run as" another user but the option is grayed out.
> > >
> > > I do not want to delete the account and recreate it if I don't have
to. I
> > > would appreciate any suggestions on how to proceed. I have had no
luck
> > > searching the Knowledge Base.
> > >
> >
> >

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