Suzanne
Fri Mar 17 10:30:49 CST 2006
If you are using a network printer, be sure that the driver is installed
locally on each machine. That should prevent the delay.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Mary Fran" <MaryFran@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E04F7E8D-06EF-4D81-99FA-9C90690C4C5E@microsoft.com...
> Update: Well you gave me the critical clue. I deleted and reinstalled my
> printer driver for that account again and again tried to use the File Page
> Setup command. Everything seemed to come to a dead stop, but this time,
with
> uncharacteristic patience, I waited (more than a minute) to see if
anything
> would happen. (I perhaps should have mentioned that this laptop connects
> wirelessly to the printer via my PC on our home network.)
>
> Finally, the dialog box opened, and now everything is working normally (no
> more 1 minute+ waits) in that account.
>
> Many thanks for your prompt assistance.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > Have you deleted and reinstalled your printer driver?
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "Mary Fran" <Mary Fran@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:FB863978-04A4-4ECE-92BA-AA12B16DFE0E@microsoft.com...
> > > I run Win XP Pro with 3 user accounts. Word 2003 runs fine on 2
accounts,
> > > but on the third, the program hangs every time I click on the Page
Setup
> > > command in the File drop-down. I've run the repair function and I've
> > > downloaded and installed all updates and patches for Win XP and
Office.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> >
> >