Word 2000 terminate if network printer is not available

[Alain Caillet]

My single printer is shared on this home wired/wireless Lan. The printer is
attached to a Win98SE desktop PC wired to wireless Access Point/Router.

If I want to use Word on a WinXP-Pro laptop, networked by WiFi while the
desktop is not on-line that is while the shared printer status is NOT
READY, I get an error message telling me the program must terminate. As
soon as the single default network printer is on-line, all is fine.

I didn't have this problem when the laptop was running Win98SE. What can be
done? I am sure people type document while flying.

I solved my problem temporary by installing Adobe Acrobat which comes with
a PDF "soft" printer. Word thinks then that it has a real printer available
but this is not a viable solution.

Alain

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Alain,

Word queries the printer driver at startup as it
uses that information for determining page layout
and reflow of text. It generally shouldn't crash
for lack of a printer, but may 'hang' for a few minutes
while 'waiting' for a printer.

You can install a local copy of the printer driver
on your PC and set that as the default (you don't
need to physically have the printer) for when you're
disconnected.

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My single printer is shared on this home wired/wireless Lan. The printer is
attached to a Win98SE desktop PC wired to wireless Access Point/Router.

If I want to use Word on a WinXP-Pro laptop, networked by WiFi while the
desktop is not on-line that is while the shared printer status is NOT
READY, I get an error message telling me the program must terminate. As
soon as the single default network printer is on-line, all is fine.

I didn't have this problem when the laptop was running Win98SE. What can be
done? I am sure people type document while flying.

I solved my problem temporary by installing Adobe Acrobat which comes with
a PDF "soft" printer. Word thinks then that it has a real printer available
but this is not a viable solution.

Alain >>
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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