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Re: printing is sluggish - please help

From "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com>
Newsgroups microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, comp.periphs.printers, comp.sys.hp.hardware, alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject Re: printing is sluggish - please help
Date 2011-09-07 14:55 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <j48pgd$9l3$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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"Patok" <crazy.div.patok@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:j48k4p$4kd$1@dont-email.me...
> Adam wrote:
> > "Patok" <crazy.div.patok@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> Adam wrote:
> >>> "The Wizard of Oz" <Wizard@EmeraldCity.gov> wrote in message
> >>>> On 11-09-07 07:19 AM, Adam wrote:
> >>>>> Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
> >>>>> Guest OS:    Windows XP Pro SP3 (via VirtualBox)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My laptop prints to a printer connected to
> >>>>> a Win98SE desktop on a home network.
> >>>>> The print dialog is very sluggish to open (from the guest OS).
> >>>>> What is the likely cause of this problem?  And, how can it be fixed?
> >>>>>
> >>>> Presuming this is a new set up rather than one which suddenly became
> >>>> slow...
> >>> The latter case is more fitting since it didn't used to be like this.
> >>> What could have messed things up?  My guess is that
> >>> installing the "HP LaserJet 4100 PCL 5e" drivers from
> >>> the CD may have messed things up.  I'm trying to find
> >>> instructions on how to properly reinstall the drivers for similar setup.
> >> Check the System event log of the XP. Do you see, after the LPDSVC startup
> >> information, an error message? The Service Control Manager saying that some
> >> service depends on the Parallel arbitrator group and no member of this
group
> >> started?  If yes, it means that the driver you installed thinks that your
> >> computer has a parallel port, which it doesn't. Is that the case?
> >>
> >
> > Thanks, in Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc), since the system started up a week
ago,
> > I don't see any event types from Service Control Manager other than
> > "Information".  No errors or warnings from Service Control Manager.
>
>    Just to clarify - if this was the case, it would happen only once - at boot
> time. Right after the LPDSVC started. Afterwards there would be no other error
> messages, no matter how long the system stayed on.
>    It was a nice try. :)  I had the same symptoms you do - about a 30 second
> delay from clicking the "print" button until the dialog appeared - and that
was
> the reason in my case. Sorry I couldn't help.
>
> --
> You'd be crazy to e-mail me with the crazy. But leave the div alone.
> *
> Whoever bans a book, shall be banished. Whoever burns a book, shall burn.

Thanks for trying.

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printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 05:19 -0700
  Re: printing is sluggish - please help The Wizard of Oz <Wizard@EmeraldCity.gov> - 2011-09-07 11:20 -0500
    Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 09:51 -0700
      Re: printing is sluggish - please help Patok <crazy.div.patok@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 13:28 -0400
        Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 11:20 -0700
          Re: printing is sluggish - please help Patok <crazy.div.patok@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 16:28 -0400
            Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 14:55 -0700
  Re: printing is sluggish - please help Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-09-07 14:00 -0400
    Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 11:32 -0700
  Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-07 18:17 -0400
    Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 15:31 -0700
      Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-07 19:06 -0400
        Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 16:32 -0700
          Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-07 20:40 -0400
            Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 17:59 -0700
              Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-07 21:58 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-07 21:30 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-08 08:46 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-08 12:32 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-08 16:03 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-08 13:46 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-08 17:00 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-08 14:18 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-08 17:39 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-08 21:53 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-08 16:03 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help John John MVP <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> - 2011-09-09 07:23 -0300
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-09 07:20 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help John John MVP <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> - 2011-09-09 12:56 -0300
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-09 12:45 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-30 18:54 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-09-30 22:05 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-09-30 21:06 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-10-01 07:01 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-01 07:29 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-10-01 11:34 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-01 10:31 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-10-01 23:04 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-01 21:36 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-10-01 07:12 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-01 07:30 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-10-01 17:23 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Hot-text" <hot-text.ath.cx@comcast.net> - 2011-10-01 21:32 -0500
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-01 22:00 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-10-02 02:08 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-02 00:16 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2011-10-02 09:03 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-10-02 14:03 -0700
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Hot-text" <hot-text.ath.cx@comcast.net> - 2011-10-02 22:09 -0500
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> - 2011-10-01 08:02 -0400
                Re: printing is sluggish - please help Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-09-09 11:59 -0400

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