Printer takes forever to start printing

[Gasper]

Hello guys,
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my messages.
My printer takes forever to start printing. Now I am running Windows ME so I hope that doesn't have anything to do with it. When I clicked control alt, delete it said printer not responding, but if I just be patient and leave it alone it will print after about 5 minutes. What could my problem be?

 

[Dark Star]

Totally shooting in the dark here but have you tried to re-install the printer drivers?

What kind of printer BTW, just as additional info you might want to check their (printers) web site.

DS

 

[slipe]

HP has the choice of raw, starting print after the first page is spooled or starting after all pages are spooled. The default is after one page. I imagine most printers are similar. Make sure it isn’t waiting for the whole job to spool.

Large graphics files for photo quality take a long time on any printer. The spooling process is complex for graphics.