On the keyboard, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete. This will bring up the Close Program window. If you have no programs running from your Start menu, all programs displayed are running in the background.
To close a program, highlight it on the list, then click on 'End Task'. (Do not close Explorer; this is the name of the main Windows program).
Repeat from step 1 until all programs except Explorer have been closed.
Note: Some programs may display a 'Program not Responding' box. Click 'End Task' in this box.
Click Start, Settings, and then Printers. For Windows XP, click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes.
Click the Canon printer icon to highlight it.
From File menu, select Properties for Windows 95, 98 or Me; or Printing Preferences for Windows 2000/XP; or Document Defaults for Windows NT 4.0. The Printer Properties dialog box opens.
On Canon Printer Properties window, click Main tab then click the Advanced button.
On the Quality tab, move the Print Quality slide bar towards Fast.
Double click on SYSTEM, and then click on the Device Manager tab.
Double-click Ports (COM & LPT) to expand the options.
Confirm the printer port (LPT1, LPT2, etc.) assigned to your printer states ECP Printer Port (LPT1). If the printer port does not list ECP to the left of it, contact your computer manufacturer to set the printer port to ECP in the computer's BIOS.