Thanks. I'll give it a try when I go there tomorrow morning.
__Stephen
>Changing the following registry key to 1 (from the original value of 15) should resolve this:
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>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW\LPT_Timeout
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>>I have an application that in a retail environment that does allot of forms printing for a sale. Invoice, Contract, Federal & State crap....
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>>Well a user just got a new box and it's got XP. Initially the printing looked good
but I didn't go into every form.
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>>All printouts go through the same function call so I know that there is consistancy in the SET PRINTER line.
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>>Problem:
>>Most reports go on demand to the printer, Oki Data 320 Turbo. Some don't? In prior versions of Win9x no problem. W2K I never noticed the problem?
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>>I have changed the driver on the workstation to an IBP proprinter yet still have same issues.
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>>I use printer controls to manage pritner output so BOLD, Double, Condensed all work fine.
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>>Any ideas on this?