Microsoft KB Archive/322119

= Publisher 2002 stops responding (hangs) when you try to start or use it =

Article ID: 322119

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 

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This article was previously published under Q322119



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Publisher may stop responding, or &quot;hang,&quot; when you try to start or use the program. For example, Publisher may stop responding when you try to use it to edit a document.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the printer driver that is installed for your printer is damaged or outdated. This problem has been reported to occur with the Hewlett-Packard (HP) OfficeJet T45 All-in-one printer and the Canon BJC250 printer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, remove your existing printer driver, and then download and install the latest version of the printer driver that is available for your printer. To do this, follow these steps.

NOTE: If you use a third-party driver that is provided by your printer manufacturer instead of a driver included with Microsoft Windows, follow the instructions that are provided by your printer manufacturer to remove the printer driver.
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
 * 2) Right-click the printer that you want to remove, and then click Delete.
 * 3) When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
 * 4) Download and install the latest driver for your printer. Contact your printer manufacturer to find out how to download and install this driver.

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MORE INFORMATION
To download the latest HP printer drivers, visit the following HP Web site:

HP Driver Downloads, Software Updates, and Patches

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/software_drivers.htm

To download the latest Canon printer drivers, visit the following Canon Web site:

Canon Download Drivers

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=DownloadIndexAct

For information about how to contact your printer manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

For additional information about how to troubleshoot printing problems in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

314085 Troubleshooting general printing problems in Windows XP

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