weird printer problem

[Descend492]

I posted this in general, but no response. Hoping to get one here...

My friend's got a comp running win2k, and a Lexmark z52 printer. It's got this really weird problem. WE need something printed well, and Word seems to be the only program to do it well (Photoshop doesn't print it to our liking). It used to work fine, but now it won't print pictures. If we insert the picture into a blank document then print it, the paper just spools through the printer real fast. If we put text on the same page, it prints the text, but not the picture. If we place the picture in a table, and the text in a column in that table, it prints the text in the correct location, but still no picture. So the program recognizes the picture, but the printer just doesn't print it. Updated drivers, so that's not the problem. Color ink resevoir's fine (I'm not an idiot). Any suggestions?

 

[Medea]

I'd try using an emulator.

 

[killface]

Sounds like a setting in your print properties just isn't printing the picture. Is the pic there in print preview?

 

[Descend492]

the picture does come up in the print preview.

What do you mean by a emulator? for a printer?

 

[Medea]

<What do you mean by a emulator? for a printer?>

Printers don't just use their brand name as drivers. They also use other drivers which can solve problems with printing. Find out which emulators your printer uses and try them. It may very well fix the problem. I had a problem recently with a new IBM laser printer on the computer at work and switching to an emulator fixed the problems.

 

[LS20]

hrm does it not print graphics or just colored stuff?

try doing a test print page (from printer--not windows) and tell us what happens

 

[Willoughbyva]

Have you tried re-installing the drivers to the printer? It sounds like a driver or printer hardware problem.



Good Luck

Will