I can attest that XP does do something very funny and IRREGULAR to printer drivers as far as Protel and Sometimes Solidworks is concerned, I sorted it out a while ago, so I don't have all the fix details in my head currently.
I do Know that now whenever I setup a new system I install Protel first, as in before any printer drivers get installed and that cures it pretty good. OK this has worked for me so far, your mileage may vary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Guralnick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE crashes when Printing PCB > Hmmm, XP does do something funny with printer drivers. I know that I am > unable to delete my Epson1590 printer driver made by windows, even though I > have the manufacturer's driver installed as well. > > Installing the Adobe PDF generator, disconnecting my printers & deleting the > Epson guys only makes 1 of them come back after awhile, but, it does give > the Adobe PDF generator a chance to become the default driver & forces > Protel to use it. > > If you have a network printer set up, try this: > > right click on My Network places, select properties. > > right click on you local area network connection, select properties. > > Un-check File and Printer sharing for Microsoft networks. > > You may need to do this for any additional local area network connections. > > Reboot, set the default printer to the PDF writer driver, delete any other > drivers & run Protel. > > Finish the steps in my first email, then you may turn file & printer sharing > back on, as well as re-install any other printer drivers you may need. > > _____________ > Brian Guralnick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE crashes when Printing PCB > > > Brian, > > Thanks, Colby Siemer at Altium has me going down this path > but I am having problems deleting one of the drivers > (Hmm...could be the problem child?) > > My thanks, > Steve Smith, C.I.D. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:42 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE crashes when Printing PCB > > > > > > Ohhh boy, this is an oldy..... > > > > I cant remember what was done to fix the problem, but, if you > > search the > > [PEDA] archives for printer driver & crash, you will find a bundle of > > issues. > > > > I do remember that Protel had some problems with true > > post-script thru laser > > printer drivers. > > > > > > 1 fix I remember was to delete all your printer drivers from > > the control > > panel & install this win-PDF printer driver from: > > > > http://www.daneprairie.com/ > > > > After loading / printing to pdf / saving you project, > > re-install your true > > printer driver & Protel should stop crashing when printing in > > the future. > > > > _____________ > > Brian Guralnick > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 2:21 PM > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE crashes when Printing PCB > > > > > > I've never personally experienced this problem, but I do rememeber a > > ways back when folks were talking about updated Jet drivers for > > print-related Protel chokes...Maybe Ian W., Brian G., Ivan, > > Mike Reagan, > > or Joe might know more...??? (or perhaps Daren Moore or Geoff Harland, > > but I don't think Geoff's posted since being acquired by ProtAltium) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:43 PM > > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE crashes when Printing PCB > > > > > > > > > I installed Protel on another system (same type box) > > > temporarily just to see if it had the same problem. No, the > > > problem did not duplicate itself. I lowered the acceleration > > > of my card and it still crashes. I am just going to have to > > > reinstall - oh joy. Thanks for the help. > > > > > > > > > Steve Smith, C.I.D. > > > Product Engineer > > > > > > Staco Energy Products Co. > > > Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com > > > & www.stacopower.com > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Harry Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:37 PM > > > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE crashes when Printing PCB > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve, > > > > > > > > Two things come to mind that you might try. > > > > > > > > First - make sure your printer driver is current. There have > > > > been numerous > > > > problems that have been traced back to the printer driver. > > > > Second (and not so obvious) - the video driver may be causing > > > > the crash. I > > > > had similar problems a long time ago, and found that I had to > > > > back off the > > > > hardware acceleration of my graphics card to stop the crashes > > > > in Protel99SE. > > > > > > > > At 05:35 AM 3/12/04, you wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > > > >Yesterday 99SE SP6 started crashing when I tried to get to a > > > > print preview > > > > >of a pc board. > > > > >Whenever I try to do a print preview it displays: > > > > > > > > > >Access Violation at Address OCC4E544 in Module "PCBPrint.... > > > > > > > > > >This happens for different boards in different databases. I > > > > have tried > > > > >replacing the PCBPrint.dll > > > > >and the CLIENT99SE.exe to no effect. I am about to > > > > reinstall but would > > > > >prefer not to. > > > > > > > > > >Any Ideas? > > > > snip > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
