Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!emory!tridom!atssc!fang!att!cbnewsl!hscohen From: hscohen@cbnewsl.att.com (harvey.s.cohen) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: HPDESKJET 500 AND EXCEL Keywords: Deskjet 500, EXCEL Message-ID: <1991Jun3.135631.20077@cbnewsl.att.com> Date: 3 Jun 91 13:56:31 GMT References: <1991May30.035527.27325@colorado.edu> <15267@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 19 Since I keep seeing postings requesting this fix, it's probably worth posting instead of mailing. In WIN.INI, look for the following line: [DJ500,LPT1] Directly beneath it, add the following line: prtresfac=0 If you do not have the line that starts "[DJ500" then you need to install the Scalable Print Driver for Windows that comes with the printer. HP Tech Support (203-323-2551) provides excellent support, including the answer to this question. -- Harvey S. Cohen / att!honet4!hsc || hsc@honet4.ATT.COM AT&T Bell Labs / HO 3B532 / 908 949 0173 Crawfords Corner Rd. / Holmdel, NJ 07733 / U.S.A.