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ID CS5 (7.0.4) painfully slow opening print dialog box

Apr 24, 2012 8:45 AM

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I've been having this issue for quite some time and finally getting around to finding out what's going on.

I counted 38 seconds between the time I hit Control-P, and the time the print dialog box opens up. ID looks like it has hung up until it finally opens the print dialog box.

Edit: meant to say that my documents are all very simple text-based pages with a simple letterhead graphic file embedded, 5-6 pages usually.

Any suggestions on how to fix this, such a lot of wasted time waiting.

Thanks!

System: Windows 7, 8 GB Ram

ID CS5 7.0.4

715 Views 3 Replies Latest reply: Peter Spier, Apr 24, 2012 10:12 AM

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1. Peter Spier,

Apr 24, 2012 8:48 AM in reply to TanglePatterns

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Reinstall the printer would be my first step.

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2. TanglePatterns,

Apr 24, 2012 9:11 AM in reply to Peter Spier

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Really? The printer doesn't have problems with any other programs I print from, including Photoshop.

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3. Peter Spier,

Apr 24, 2012 10:12 AM in reply to TanglePatterns

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That would be MY first step. It takes no real time and will eliminate it as a possibility. Next thing I would do is trash prefs: see Replace Your Preferences

If neither of those works, I'm not sure what I would do next... Perhaps have a look at what else is running that could be slowing things down.

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