sdoradus May 7, 2005
> I have encountered the following problem with printing of Guide 8.0PCL-
> finding charts under Windows XP:
>
> If a compare the printouts of the same field (1 degree field with
> stars down to to 16 mag (with A2.0) and galaxies and minor planets
> on) with my two computers I see great differences in file size and
> printing time. Both prints uses the same HP Laserjet and the same
> 6 printer drivers ("old" computer with parallel cable and "new"need
> computer with USB cable:
>
> 750MHz PIII,Windows 98SE: file size 1.18 MB, printing time 1 minute
> 2.6 GHz P4, Windows XP: file size 8 MB, printing time 3:30 minutes
>
> What can I do to get the same speed under XP as under 98SE? If I
> 30 finding charts it is impossible to do it with the XP machine andprints
> this printing times. Also Guide 8.0 crashes often if too many
> are started in a row with XP. Printer has 10 MB memory but sendingWerner,
> some printing jobs with 3 to 4 MB should not crash Guide 8.0?
>
> Maybe someone has encountered the same problem and can give me some
> help.
>
> Werner Hasubick
> 215 Buchloe