Network Printing Delay from Vista to XP Printers

> Neil,
>
> Check the print spooling settings. Start > Printers & Faxes > Right Click
> on Printer > Properties > Advanced Tab
>
> Check - Always available
> Priority - 1
> Driver - make sure it's using the correct driver
> Check Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster
> Check Start printing immediately
> Check Print spooled documents first
> Check Enable advanced printing features.
>
> Depending on your printer and system setup - the above are default
> settings and should work okay. If your system is running some background
> programs (antivirus, malware checker etc. ) those may cause a slowdown.
> Change the above settings and see if there's a noticeable difference.
>
> Bob S.
>
>
> "Neil" <neilwtfc@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uJfnsUVUHHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,
>>
>> I am printing on a small two-computer network -- from a Vista Home
>> Premium
>> Toshiba laptop to a Compaq laptop running XP. I have two HP printers
>> connected to the Compaq. When I connect a printer directly to the Vista
>> laptop, all printing functions respond normally.
>>
>> However, I when try to print through the network - from the Vista laptop
>> via
>> wireless or lan cable - the following occurs:
>>
>> When I send a Word document to print it can take as long 15 or seconds or
>> more for the print dialog box to appear. When you press OK to print - it
>> is
>> delayed another few seconds. If I make a minor change in the Word
>> document
>> and then try to print again, the printing dialog box takes about half the
>> time to appear - around 6-7 seconds.
>>
>> I get the same response when I go to look at the page setup settings in
>> Word. It takes 10 - 15 seconds for the page setup dialog box to appear.
>> Interestingly, once it appears - I can close it and when I try to open it
>> again, it will open immediately.
>>
>> Can someone please make suggestions or recommend settings changes I can
>> make
>> so that I can print normally from the Vista machine on the network?
>> --
>> Thank you,
>> Neil
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil

>
>

>
> Thanks for you response
>
> The current print settings are set to the default as you stated. I tried
> changing some of the settings but the same result. I also turned off all
> antivirus, etc., and still the same slow response.
>
> If you can think of any other ideas - it would be greatly appreciated.
> Neil
>
> "BobS" <no-spam@noplace.com> wrote in message
> news:ujaAQWhUHHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > Neil,
> >
> > Check the print spooling settings. Start > Printers & Faxes > Right Click
> > on Printer > Properties > Advanced Tab
> >
> > Check - Always available
> > Priority - 1
> > Driver - make sure it's using the correct driver
> > Check Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster
> > Check Start printing immediately
> > Check Print spooled documents first
> > Check Enable advanced printing features.
> >
> > Depending on your printer and system setup - the above are default
> > settings and should work okay. If your system is running some background
> > programs (antivirus, malware checker etc. ) those may cause a slowdown.
> > Change the above settings and see if there's a noticeable difference.
> >
> > Bob S.
> >
> >
> > "Neil" <neilwtfc@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uJfnsUVUHHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am printing on a small two-computer network -- from a Vista Home
> >> Premium
> >> Toshiba laptop to a Compaq laptop running XP. I have two HP printers
> >> connected to the Compaq. When I connect a printer directly to the Vista
> >> laptop, all printing functions respond normally.
> >>
> >> However, I when try to print through the network - from the Vista laptop
> >> via
> >> wireless or lan cable - the following occurs:
> >>
> >> When I send a Word document to print it can take as long 15 or seconds or
> >> more for the print dialog box to appear. When you press OK to print - it
> >> is
> >> delayed another few seconds. If I make a minor change in the Word
> >> document
> >> and then try to print again, the printing dialog box takes about half the
> >> time to appear - around 6-7 seconds.
> >>
> >> I get the same response when I go to look at the page setup settings in
> >> Word. It takes 10 - 15 seconds for the page setup dialog box to appear.
> >> Interestingly, once it appears - I can close it and when I try to open it
> >> again, it will open immediately.
> >>
> >> Can someone please make suggestions or recommend settings changes I can
> >> make
> >> so that I can print normally from the Vista machine on the network?
> >> --
> >> Thank you,
> >> Neil
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Neil

> >
> >

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