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More info?)
I suppose by "local printer" you mean one connected via LPT
? I have my
default printer set to be PDFCreator, which is a local program that creates
its own port. I've also tried the Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
(again uses its own port). Neither prevents the enumeration. Unfortunately,
I don't have a "local printer" because this is a laptop used for constant
travelling. All of my printers are remote.
BTW, the Firewall is turned off completely on this laptop. I've even tried
disabling it on all network adapters as well. If it is the Firewall that is
still causing the delay, perhaps you could file this as a bug report?
# m a r t y
"Alan Morris(MSFT)" wrote:
> Yes, you will get a little bit of performance back by enabling the sharing
> ports in the Firewall exceptions and stopping, then restarting the Print
> Spooler server. When making your default printer a local printer, the
> application does not have to enumerate the remote server when displaying a
> print dialog.
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>
;kbhowto]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:816e01c495aa$12366470$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > The scary question is, "Does Microsoft even know if it's a
> > problem," or worse yet, "Does Microsoft consider this a
> > good feature and want to keep it that way?"
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >
> > >Yes, you are not alone.
> > >
> > >http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/e
> > n-us/default.aspx?
> > dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax&mid=b9b21f94-c6af-
> > 4f94-ad88-84abe2534d56
> > >
> > >No word on a fix other than to remove SP2, though others
> > have had luck with
> > >mapping printers to LPT ports if you have a limited
> > number of printers (see
> > >link above for details).
> > >
> > ># m a r t y
> > >
> > >"John" wrote:
> > >
> > >> After I installed SP2 I have a 90-second delay between
> > >> when I select File - Print and when the printout
> > >> management dialog box pops up. Tis happens in third-
> > party
> > >> apps, such as Adobe Acrobat 6, but not in MS apps, like
> > >> Office and IE. It is quite consistent, and the delay
> > goes
> > >> away when I remove SP2. It doesn't matter which
> > printer I
> > >> select, be it a Brother, Lexmark, or HP, and it
> > doesn;'t
> > >> matter if it's connected locally or via the network.
> > >>
> > >> Any Ideas?
> > >>
> > >.
> > >
>
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