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Default Network printer slows opening of Word 2000 files

I am running Word 2000 under XP and find that when the default printer in
Word 2000 is set to a network printer, it can take 2 or 3 miuntes to open a
file in Word 2000. If the default printer is a local printer, files open
immediately. Is there a solution to this problem?

I tried to post this before, but I think it did not work.

Thanks for any help.
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The issue is that Word has to read information from the printer in order to
function. If the network is slow, Word has no choice but to wait. A
work-around is to install a local printer -- of the same type as the network
printer -- on port FILE. Make that the default. Then select the network
printer only when you really want to print.




"John Nickel" wrote in message
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I am running Word 2000 under XP and find that when the default printer in
Word 2000 is set to a network printer, it can take 2 or 3 miuntes to open
a
file in Word 2000. If the default printer is a local printer, files open
immediately. Is there a solution to this problem?

I tried to post this before, but I think it did not work.

Thanks for any help.



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John Nickel
 
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Thank you very much for the reply. I do have a local printer of the same
type installed as you suggest. It just seemed there must be a better way
since it all works just fine under W98.

As part of the same problem, perhaps, I have a print server on my network
which the XP system cannot find although W98 systems find the print server
just fine. I keep thinking I must have something set incorrectly.


"Jezebel" wrote:

The issue is that Word has to read information from the printer in order to
function. If the network is slow, Word has no choice but to wait. A
work-around is to install a local printer -- of the same type as the network
printer -- on port FILE. Make that the default. Then select the network
printer only when you really want to print.




"John Nickel" wrote in message
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I am running Word 2000 under XP and find that when the default printer in
Word 2000 is set to a network printer, it can take 2 or 3 miuntes to open
a
file in Word 2000. If the default printer is a local printer, files open
immediately. Is there a solution to this problem?

I tried to post this before, but I think it did not work.

Thanks for any help.




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