Re: slow printing

From: Thomas Ferguson (tomf_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/14/04

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    Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 04:15:38 -0400

    Careful reading of the previous posts is recommended. ;-))

    Of course Windows can multi-task while printing—during normal
    operations—using the default spooler settings. However, Windows cannot
    multi-task if the spooler is disabled.

    If you set Windows to print directly to the printer, the spooler is out
    of use and Windows writes directly to the printing device instead of the
    virtual device driver (part of the printer spooler) which in turn would
    have written to the printing device. The usual result is that printing
    itself is faster but the system is non-responsive until printing is
    finished and control is passed to another process.

    As a separate issue, you can control Word's multi-threading of printing
    with the "background printing" setting.

    Tom
    MSMVP
    Windows Shell/User

    "Chuck" <nospm@msn.com> wrote in message
    news:%23mOuNGhyEHA.4044@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    : Windows cannot multi-task while printing?
    : Odd, this has been a feature since the DOS days. Don't tell me we've
    : regressed farther back than that when it comes to printing!
    :
    : "Thomas Ferguson" <tomf@mvps.org> wrote in message
    : news:u7sSqTayEHA.824@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    : > Printing directly to the printer usually speeds up printing, itself.
    : > However, as you have noticed, Windows cannot multi-task while
    printing
    : > is being done. That is what is causing Word to become unresponsive
    while
    : > printing is in progress.
    : >
    : > Try the following:
    : > Run scandisk on all local hard drives and fix any reported errors.
    : > Delete all the files in the Windows temp directory, the Internet
    browser
    : > cache. Run defrag on all local disks, especially the disk containing
    : > Windows. Restart Windows. Try printing.
    : >
    : > Tom
    : > MSMVP
    : > Windows Shell/User
    : >
    : > "P Parson" <PParson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    : > news:E48EEBC0-13A6-4DA5-AC67-E88D7504B214@microsoft.com...
    : > : The printer was shared - when problem began. I disabled sharing,
    : > thinking
    : > : that it might be a "networking" problem. That didn't change the
    : > behavior.
    : > :
    : > : "Print directly to the printer" as suggested in the previous post
    tied
    : > up
    : > : Word so that it didn'nt respone either.
    : > :
    : > : "p parson" wrote:
    : > :
    : > : > I have a Brother HL 630 laser printer. I am running Windows XP
    Pro
    : > SP2 and
    : > : > Office 2003. I am having trouble printing. It works sometimes
    : > (usually
    : > : > prints simple documents ok), but after that it will take 20-30
    : > minutes
    : > : > (sometimes longer) to print and occasionally the printer "warms
    up"
    : > and never
    : > : > prints - once in a while the document prints after I reboot.
    : > : >
    : > : > I tried HP Laserjet IIP drives - same problem - Brother says it
    is a
    : > : > Microsoft problem.
    : > : >
    : > : > The same documents print fine under ME/Word 2000.
    : > : > DWS
    : >
    : >
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