Re: Windows XP SP2 Slow Printing

JMMichaelRogers@gmail.com wrote:
> We have a network printer that when you print several jobs to it, it
> only spools one job then prints it then spools the next. It only does
> this with service pack 2 installed on the machine. You can roll back
> and the problem is solved. The printer is a Kyocera Mita KM-5035 KX.
> If anyone has any ideas let me know
>
> thanks
> Michael

It's worse than you think! I spent over an hour on the phone with
Microsoft Windows XP specialist in Nova Scotia yesterday. My symptoms
are that from the time I hit the "OK" button to start printing on a
network printer until it starts printing is at least 35 seconds, during
which my computer basically locks up. Printing from the PC with the
printer directly attached is instantaneous. After receiving wonderful
suggestions from the MS experts such as attaching the PCs to ports on a
wireless router rather than a hub, we finally gave up. The MS guys
wanted to point the finger at the hardware. I pointed out that I could
browse the file system on the other PC with no delay - totally blowing
away the hardware theory. As we were saying our goodbyes, the WXP
specialist noted that his computer - the one in the support center -
locked up for about 60 seconds whenever he printed on the network. He
believed this happened because their network is huge - 1200 PCs and 2
printers. I asked if he had this problem if he was the only one in the
office. He stated that as a matter of fact, he had printed several
times when he was the only one there and the delay still occured. I
replied "so you have the same problem I do". He confirmed with the MS
experts both in his office and in Washington state that there is no hot
fix or any other known fix or workaround. MS doesn't see this as a
problem. I am thinkng about using LPD over the network. There appears
to be no hope for getting the MS protocols to work! Would someone
please prove me wrong. If you are just going to pontificate and make
inane suggestions as I often see done in these groups, save it.

Thanks!
Terry

Hello Terry,

"Son_Worshipper" <saneu@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> It's worse than you think! I spent over an hour on the phone with
> Microsoft Windows XP specialist in Nova Scotia yesterday. My symptoms
> are that from the time I hit the "OK" button to start printing on a
> network printer until it starts printing is at least 35 seconds, during
> which my computer basically locks up. Printing from the PC with the
> printer directly attached is instantaneous. ...

Is your network printer on a PC running win98 or winME?

Then have a look at the posting which you get by
searching for 53u4l0t6g8p97if84m6k0mgng6cdmmod7i@4ax.com
at http://groups.google.com

Regards,

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