Slow Printing in XP

[Bill Sutton]

Hello,

I recently purchased a new PC with Windows XP Pro. My old PC was running NT
Workstation 4.0. The new PC has my old HP LaserJet 4V printer attached to
it via the parallel port. When I print tax returns to the printer, after
several seconds it prints the first page, then it pauses for 10 seconds or
so and prints the second page and so on. I had the same exact software
running on my NT 4.0 PC and, after the first page, subsequent pages printed
immediately.

I've checked the BIOS settings of the parallel port and it's an ECP port -
but it doesn't appear to have an option to modify the type of port. I've
tried the HP drivers and the Microsoft drivers with the same results. I've
also tried the generic HP LaserJet 4 drive with the same results.

Any MVP's wanna take this one??

Thanks!!

Bill Sutton, CPA
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[Yves Leclerc]

I have seen an ECP parallel port slow down the older parallel printers. Try
other settings for the parallel port, like EPP or SPP.

 

[Bill Sutton]

Thanks for the reply.

The PC is a newer HP and I cannot find in the BIOS any place where I can set
the port type to EPP or SPP. Do you know of any other way I can change the
type?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

On Board devices??

Thanks for the reply.

The PC is a newer HP and I cannot find in the BIOS any place where I can
set the port type to EPP or SPP. Do you know of any other way I can
change the type?

 

[Bill Sutton]

What do you mean by on board devices?

On Board devices??

 

[Yves Leclerc]

There should be a section which you can program the port settings. Normally
it is listed in 'On Board" device settings.

 

[Adi]

Take USB/LPT cabel for your printer. There is driver diskette too.
I have same problem and now I have a quick print and in same time I can use
computer.
Previuosly when I print computer stop respond.
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