How much RAM do you have?
What speed is the system.

Lexmark 150C is host-based, meaning CPU does all the work printing.

What do you have resolution set at?
If it's high, try kicking it down to 300x300 and see if there is an improvement.

maybe off on the wrong tangent here, but MS has some ISDN software:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/getisdn/default.htm


didn't go much further into the page though

You should make sure your windows swap file is OK and in addition change your virtual memory (right-click my computer properties, virtual memory and change the settings, and on min and max change to 21/2 times your 12MB. Try it and if now improvement then change it back. Have you done a clean up of your browser cache etc., here are my cleanup instructions.

1. Take as much stuff as you can from running in systray. Light off each app and disable them from running in systray.

2. Click on control-alt-delete and highlight an item and end task then look at system resources and it will give you an idea on how much an app is robbing from your resources.
Note: You can right-click my computer and go to properties and click on the performance tab and see what your free system resources are and check as you eliminate some items to see how you are doing!

3. Search your "C" drive for *.tmp and delete them.
 
4. Clear your browser cache!
 
5. Empty the recycle bin!
 
6. If you are running any Norton stuff (it likes to use resources!) be careful, a very powerful program.
 
7. If you see findfast when you hit control-alt-delete then highlight it and end task and get rid of the program per this url:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q158/7/05.asp 

Note: It is installed by Office 97 and was a bad dream from Microsoft that will cause major resource problems.
 
8. Update your IE5 to either 5.01 or 5.5.
 
9. Run scandisk and defrag!

Dave

It could be an "IRQ-conflict" problem; the printer-port (LPT1) uses IRQ #7, and a Plug-and-Play ISDN card may be trying to "share" that IRQ.

Enter BIOS-setup, and declare IRQ #7 as being used by a "legacy" device.
Then, at the next reboot, Plug-and-Play will assign some other IRQ.

Try it!

I have 48MB RAM on a Pentium II 433. Resolution is set at 800x600. I have a Voodoo 3 card. Resolution does not appear to be the problem.

I have installed latest DUN software.

How do I check my Windows swap file? I have done the cleanup as suggested. Although it needed a good cleanup, the problem continues.

IRQ 10 is being used by the ISDN card with no apparent conflict.

Just wondering but can you load up a page, then disconnect the modem and print the page without delay?

Can you save the page locally and print the page after you shut done IE and disconnect without delay?

Have you tried uninstalling IE 5.5 and installing it over, or even 4.01. Just an idea, it seems you are grasping.

Was the install of IE 5.5 in conjunction with your isdn, or was it installed before the ISDN and working fine. I guess what I am asking is if you made more than one change around the same time.

I guess what we need to determine first is what this is connected to by process of elmination. Let start with the connection and the browser and work from there.

Keep me posted,


NeckusMaxamus

>>I have 48MB RAM on a Pentium II 433. Resolution is set at 800x600. I have a Voodoo 3 card. Resolution does not appear to be the problem.

No, I was referring to the printer resolution, set up in Printer Properties. It is set to default to a high value; I suggest changing the printer resolution to 300x300 and see if there is a significant improvement in output time.

I installed IE 5.5 after the problem arose in an attempt to solve it, so it appears to be unrelated to the version of IE.

I have checked resolution and am already running on 300x300 draft.

Changing from Air Brush seems to have fixed the problem. Thanks very much! Not sure why it always worked in the past before the ISDN installation, but never mind - it works now and that is what counts.

I allocated 400 points and these have been deducted from my account, but only 40 points seem to have been allocated to winner. Why is this?

As I understand it, when an answer is accepted...the question turns into a PAQ (Previously Answered Question)
Now, new viewers can "buy" a look at the PAQ answer for 10% of its original value.
Your full points are deducted when you accept an answer and the Expert gets the original point credit.

Make sense?

glenlucken! Thanks and glad it worked for you. I have no idea about the points, I don't pay attention to them or know what they are good for. Best of luck to you! Dave

> the Expert gets the original point credit.

The original points are multiplied by the letter-grade you assign, i.e,. an 'A' assigns a multiplier of '4'.

> what they are good for.

collecting "virtual" dust.  :-)

Occasionally, E-E gives prizes (such as a HP scanner) to their "Top 100 Experts".

Also, check the "Get A Free T-shirt" hyperlink (https://www.experts-exchange.com/v3.0/statics/tshirt.html) on each page.

Thanks for all your help guys - much appreciated.

guys and gals! Ha Ha! :>)

Oops! I should have known better than to forget the girls! (or gals as you would say on your side of the pond!)