Troubleshooting printing problems

Solving NetWare printing problems when running windows

Sometimes printing problems the occur when running Windows can be resolved by any combination of the following, which are set in the ``Printers'' option in the Windows Control Panel:

Change the printer port connection to print to ``LPT1.DOS'' instead of ``LPT1''. This can help to speed up printing.
Disable ``Fast Printing Direct to Port'' if you get the error ``Print device is already in use''. (This action may slow printing slightly.)
Disable Print Manager. This can help to speed up printing but disables the Windows spooler.

Printing problems may be corrected with User Tools by one or both of the following techniques:

Disable Tabs using User Tools.
Match the banner type with the Windows printer driver type (PostScript or Text).