IE Printing Berzerk!!

[Guest]

When I print from IE it prints one word for a few characters per page and
generates 20 or more pages of garbage. I updated the driver and in the print
queue I can watch as the number of pages increases from 2 to 60, 70..
whatever it feels like. Ran Ad-Aware, cleared temp files, ect.

My mother-in-law had AOHell on this PC which wouldn't print her e-mail and
generated a scripting error. I promply removed AOL, applied updates, all to
no avail. I resorted to a windows xp repair install and now have the
printing pages propigating out of control. I've tried cleaning the spooler,
reinstalling the new scripting and am stuck.

Please help! I blame AOL... Can this be fixed or is it time for a clean
install?

-Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Has nothing to do with "AOHell". Possibly corrupt drivers, or the printer
is getting ready to "bite the dust" and time to visit BestBuy or Circuit City.
Howstuffworks "How Inkjet Printers Work"
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/inkjet-printer3.htm

Uninstall & reinstall Printer
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article One.htm

 

[Guest]

I have tried removing the print driver, updating the print driver, and
testing with a different printer. All to no avail.

 

[Guest]

You may have a corrupt system file. To check this out, go to:
Start>run>type SFC /SCANNOW (space between C and /)>Enter
Have your WindowsXP installation CD handy for it may ask for it
to replace corrupt or missing system files.
SFC=System File Checker