Printer question

[Dan Pick]

I have a Dell P4 computer and a Lexmark Z22 printer.....nothing fancy. When I'm printing a document and online with a DSL connection the computer processes extremely slow. Is there a good reason for this? I'm not a computer wizard by a long shot. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[PEW]

Dan,

What speed is the P4, and how much RAM?

[hj]

You may have the printer's properties set so it prints directly to the printer instead of spooling the document.

[Dan Pick]

PEW,

Its a 2.8 GHz with 512MB DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz

[Dan Pick]

hj,

How can I check to find which way it is currently set up?

[hj]

START > SETTINGS > PRINTERS AND FAXES, right button click on the printer's icon and select PROPERTIES > ADVANCED. Be sure the selection "spool printer documents so printing finishes faster" is selected, and also "start printing immediately".