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When I use CTRL P (keyboard shortcut) to print a Word 2003 doc (Windows XP),
there's a delay of about 20-30 seconds before the print dialog box appears.
This doesn't happen in other Office 2003 programs. It happens in all types
of Word docs and it happens if I change printers. Any ideas?
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
 
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Has this just started recently? I have been noticing this myself (I don't
think the delay is quite that long, but it is appreciable) and blaming
ZoneAlarm Pro (especially since I updated it). In your case, however, it
might be a result of having a network printer set as the default and not
having the printer driver installed locally.

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When I use CTRL P (keyboard shortcut) to print a Word 2003 doc (Windows

XP),
there's a delay of about 20-30 seconds before the print dialog box

appears.
This doesn't happen in other Office 2003 programs. It happens in all

types
of Word docs and it happens if I change printers. Any ideas?
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Christine


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It did start recently, but my user who is having the problem can't pinpoint
exactly when it started happening or what change(s) on her workstation may
have caused it. All of our agency's printers are network printers and none
of my other 80 users have reported the problem, so I'll have to keep
investigating. Thanks for your response.
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Christine


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Has this just started recently? I have been noticing this myself (I don't
think the delay is quite that long, but it is appreciable) and blaming
ZoneAlarm Pro (especially since I updated it). In your case, however, it
might be a result of having a network printer set as the default and not
having the printer driver installed locally.

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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.

"Christine" wrote in message
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When I use CTRL P (keyboard shortcut) to print a Word 2003 doc (Windows

XP),
there's a delay of about 20-30 seconds before the print dialog box

appears.
This doesn't happen in other Office 2003 programs. It happens in all

types
of Word docs and it happens if I change printers. Any ideas?
--
Christine



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