Microsoft KB Archive/817454

= Blank page prints when you use &quot;Print Target&quot; =

Article ID: 817454

Article Last Modified on 9/15/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition  Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
When you right-click a hyperlink on a Web page, and then click Print Target, a blank page may print instead of the target document.

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CAUSE
This problem may occur if the target document is a Microsoft Office or an Adobe Acrobat PDF document, and the Browse in same window check box for the document file type setting is not selected. By default, this check box is selected when you install Microsoft Office.

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WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, turn on Browse in same window.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
 * 1) Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
 * 3) Locate the first Microsoft Office file type, DOC, and then click Advanced.
 * 4) Click to select the Browse in same window check box.
 * 5) Click OK.
 * 6) Repeat steps 3 to 5 for the following file types: PPS, PPT, XLS.
 * 7) Click Close.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: ie ie5.5 ie6

Keywords: kbhtml kbweb kbprint kbfix kbbug KB817454

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