database reports problem

[John Johnson]

WinXPSP2

Office 2003

I recently reinstalled everything on a new SATA drive.

Working with my Access Database seems okay. Update and adding
entrees.
Needed to print out some labels so openned up Reports. Have 3.
None with open. I tried to creat a new one and it wouldn't let me
finish it..

I did a repair install of Office, no change. I did a reinstall still
no change.

I put my old drive in, basically the same and it was as usual and I
could open Reports in preview and printed my labels.

 

[Allen Browne]

Did you install any printer yet?

Access uses the metrics from the printer driver to calculate the report's
layout.

 

[John Johnson]

Did you install any printer yet? Yes came printer as before

Access uses the metrics from the printer driver to calculate the report's
layout.

 

[John Johnson]

Okay, its telling me "no printer"
But the printer is working fine otherwise.

 

[John Johnson]

Now its strange.

I printed a page from another program, when into Access and it
previewed and printed.

The printer is a hp5100 and has had no problems printing from a
variety of other programs.

 

[Allen Browne]

Okay: you have definately traced this to a Windows issue with the printers.

Rebooting generally gets the printers back