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.

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.

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
...
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.