The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for Windows, if you are using a PostScript
printer and the Windows PostScript description (WPD) file for your printer
is bad or missing, the following errors may occur:
- You may be unable to print or view the file in print preview in
landscape mode (even though you can change the orientation setting in
the Page Setup dialog box).
- You may be unable to print or view the file in print preview in a paper
size other than the default paper size (even though you can change the
paper size in the Page Setup dialog box).
To correct these problems, you may need to remove and reinstall your
PostScript printer driver and associated WPD files.
MORE INFORMATION
When you install a PostScript printer driver in Microsoft Windows,
two files are installed: the PostScript printer driver file
(PSCRIPT.DRV) and a WPD file designed especially for the printer you
are using. If this WPD file has been damaged or corrupted, or if the
file is missing, Microsoft Excel may only be able to print in
portrait mode, using the default paper size.
To remove and reinstall the PostScript driver and associated WPD
files, do the following (before you proceed, make sure you have your
Microsoft Windows disks available):
- In Windows Control Panel, choose the Printers icon.
- In the Printers dialog box, choose the Remove button to remove any
PostScript printers that you have installed.
- Exit Microsoft Windows.
- Delete the following files from the WINDOWS and WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory:
PSCRIPT.DRV (the PostScript printer driver file)
*.WPD (Windows PostScript description files)
- Restart Microsoft Windows.
- In Windows Control Panel, use the Add and Install buttons to re-
install the drivers for your PostScript printer. Since the necessary
files were deleted in step 3, you will be prompted to insert some of
the Microsoft Windows disks so that the files may be re-installed.
Once you have completed these steps, return to Microsoft Excel and
use Print Preview to see whether you can print in landscape mode or
use different paper sizes.