Xp Printing Problems...
Q. Why do some MS-DOS applications print
incomplete pages in Windows
XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT?
A. MS-DOS applications use the NT spooler to print. The spooler waits
for a timeout period (15 seconds, by default) to expire before sending
data to the printer. If the print job takes longer to generate than
the timeout period, the spooler sends the generated data to the
printer, causing the print job to split over multiple pages.
To work around this problem, perform the following steps to increase
the timeout value:
1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW.
3. Double-click LPT_timeout.
4. Set the LPT_timeout value to a longer time (e.g., 30 seconds).
5. Click OK.
6. Close the registry editor.
