Re: Print problems with System 6.0.1

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, pubpc1@library.ucla.edu () says:
>Shannon Kathrens wrote:
>> More info...
>> I tried printing from Teach and got nothing. I saw boxes saying stuff like
>> Preparing image for printing and X pages left to print but the printer
>> just sat there doing nothing.
>> 
>> I checked my printer port settings. All standard settings as indicated by
>> the check mark except I had buffering selected to yes. I changed it to no
>> and tried again. Still no luck.
>
>Ok, this sounds like a problem someone posted about a while back.
>Do you have Express installed?  Look at the control panels and
>see if you can find one called Express.  This is a print spooler.
>If the spooler is set to silently spool to disk with the print
>option off, then you will get no immediate output.
>
>Disable Express if this is the case.
>
>> 
>> I opened my drivers folder and had a look. I have an "Imagewriter" driver,
>> last modified May 6, 1993, a "printer" driver, same date, and a
>> "TEXTPRINTER" dated Nov 1, 1991.
>
>David Empson, I think, wrote a printer driver that dumps to a
>file.  This may be "TEXTPRINTER."  Try removing the TEXTPRINTER
>driver and reset the DC Printer to list ImageWriter II as the
>printer.

David's printer driver is "Capture" which prints to a disk file, so even 
if it was activated, it would 'finish' printing but without hardcopy output.

Jim


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