--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "yekpkom" <werner.hasubick@t...>
wrote:

> I have encountered the following problem with printing of Guide 8.0
> 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

PCL-

> 6 printer drivers ("old" computer with parallel cable and "new"
> 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

need

> 30 finding charts it is impossible to do it with the XP machine and
> this printing times. Also Guide 8.0 crashes often if too many

prints

> are started in a row with XP. Printer has 10 MB memory but sending
> 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

Werner,

Greetings. I have problems printing black and white charts of
deepsky objects at level 8 and above. Guide8 just crashes. I use a
Pentium III, 500 MHZ clock speed, 256 Ram, Windows 2000 Pro.
Recently, I informed Bill of this problem. See my previous posts,
#4845. Bill thinks it is a printer driver problem. I have the most
up to date drivers on an ink jet Epsom printer. Guide8 use to print
these charts with no problem. Therefore, this is something that
started later. My other astronomy softeware prints charts just fine
so I don't think it is a printer driver problem.

Julian E. Parks
Rego Park, NYC