FileMaker 5 Client running slow

[MikeD]

I have some users in a hospital connected to FM Pro Server 5 via FM Pro 5 Client running on NT workstations. I noticed that for some users, when their default printer is a local HP inkjet printer, it causes the response time they get from FM Pro to be extremely slow. If I change their default printer to a networked Laser printer, their FM Pro application flies along at a very respectable speed.

Any suggestions on how they can stay connected to their local inkjet printer and get normal responsiveness from their application ?

[Kurt Knippel]

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Originally posted by MikeD:

I have some users in a hospital connected to FM Pro Server 5 via FM Pro 5 Client running on NT workstations. I noticed that for some users, when their default printer is a local HP inkjet printer, it causes the response time they get from FM Pro to be extremely slow. If I change their default printer to a networked Laser printer, their FM Pro application flies along at a very respectable speed.

Any suggestions on how they can stay connected to their local inkjet printer and get normal responsiveness from their application ?

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Is this only when printing or always?

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[MikeD]

Always !

[alex_insley]

I recently installed a new HP DeskJet 940c on a user's machine (Win2K Pro) and everytime he tries to run FileMaker, select Hosts, and then logs in to the host, I get an application error with FileMaker Pro.exe . In order to get it to work, I could do 1 of 2 things: install the printer but use a different driver (HP Deskjet 895) or install a different printer (HP LaserJet 5). It seems that some deskjet drivers don't agree with FileMaker.