WD: Slow Printing Table Borders to LaserJet 5/5M PostScript
Article ID: 163599
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q163599
SYMPTOMS
If you are running Windows NT 4.0, and if you print a document containing
table borders from Word 7.0 or Word 97 to an HP Color LaserJet 5/5M
PostSscript printer using version 9.x of the printer driver, your document
may take a very long time to print.
CAUSE
The NT 4.0 printer driver for the HP Color LaserJet prints table borders,
especially dotted lines, very slowly.
WORKAROUND
If possible, use a different printer driver.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed above.
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as
it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
This problem does not occur with Windows 95
Additional query words: 4.0 7.0 97
Keywords: kbprint kbtable KB163599