Methods to Improve Print Speed in Windows.
Methods to Improve Print Speed in Windows
To improve print speed, you can try the following:
- Close all programs not required for printing.
- Delete temporary (.tmp) files on your system.
- Set a lower print quality resolution.
To close background programs:
- 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.
To remove temporary files:
- Open Windows Explorer by selecting Start | Programs | Windows Explorer.
- On the left side of the screen, go to the yellow Windows folder and click on the + sign to the left of it.
- Go down, and click on the Temp folder to highlight it.
- At the top of the screen, click on Edit | Select All.
- Next, click on File | Delete. Answer 'Yes' to confirm sending these files to your Recycle Bin.
- Close Windows Explorer.
- Click Start | Find | Files or Folders.
- In the 'Named' window type *.tmp.
- Ensure that the 'Look In' window shows C:\ and that the 'Include Subfolders' box is checked. Click OK.
- Again, click Edit | Select All. Click File | Delete. Click OK.
To check print quality resolution:
- Click Start | Settings | Printers.
- 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; or Document Defaults for Windows NT 4.0. The Printer Properties dialog box opens.
- On Canon Printer Properties window, click Graphics tab.
- Click the appropriate icon under Print Quality, to lower or raise the resolution. The choices are: High, Standard, Draft.
