Word for Windows NT Prints Slowly When Project 4.0 is Running

ID: Q129041

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When print from Word for Windows NT, print performance is extremely sluggish or Word for Windows NT becomes unresponsive.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you print from Word for Windows NT, you have the print in background option selected, and Project version 4.0 is running.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, turn off background printing in Word for Windows NT.

NOTE: If Word for Windows NT stops responding (hangs), you may be able to work around the problem by pressing ALT+TAB to get to the Project 4.0 window and choosing one of the menu items.

This problem is caused by Project 4.0 constantly polling for I/O. For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q124481: Project: All Idle Processor Time Used by Project

Additional query words: 3.10 prodnt winword winwordnt

Keywords : ntprint nt16ap nt32ap
Version : 3.10 3.50
Platform : WINDOWS
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