My memory is terrible, but didn't you need to do an EJECT or SET PRINTER TO after finishing printer to force Windows to finish with the spool?
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges