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Robert Aldwinckle
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(cross-post added to Vista General)
"billbrandi" <billbrandi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having the exact same problem. When I send a print while in IE7 I get
> the HTML code, not the page display. I went to Start>Set Program
> Defaults/Access and seletced IE7 and changed all the settings so that IE7 was
> the default but am having the same problem. I tried also going to Tools>
> Folder Options as you suggested but did not find a File Types tab??????
What happens if you try to Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter
control folders
Perhaps you have to do that as Administrator?
E.g. right-click on a Command Prompt start icon and choose Run As...
and then try issuing that command from cmd.exe
I don't have your OS, so I'm cross-posting this reply to a Vista NG.
Good luck
Robert Aldwinckle
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Note: Poster is a Me too! in an old, somewhat convoluted thread.
It was subsequently disclosed that Vista is the OS this time.
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...rnetexplorer.general&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us
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>
> "bjdjnw" wrote:
>
>> Hi... just went through the same problem... it was as simple as the following:
>> Make sure IE7 is the default browser. Select START>SET PROGRAM ACCESS and
>> DEFAULTS. I found that all the defaults were still set to non-IE7 settings
>> (ie, AOL was still the setting).
>>
>> Also, check the file type associations to print HTML documents. Open
>> Windows Explorer, select the TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS menu, FILE TYPES tab, and
>> scroll down to URL. Select the ADVANCED BUTTON, choose the PRINT command, and
>> click the EDIT button. The command to print should read something like:
>> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshtml.dll,PrintHTML "%1"
>> If you've already set the default browser to IE7, this print command should
>> already be changed for you..
>>
>> That's all it really took to clear the problem. Obviously, you'll want to
>> uninstall as much of AOL as you possibly can (it's ALL OVER your computer)
>> before doing this.
>> I hope that helps!
>>
>>
>> "emwlsn" wrote:
>>
>> > hi i'm just wondering if this print problem got fixed for you as i'm having
>> > the same problem now if it did can you please tell me how to fix it as i used
>> > to have aol but have now cancelled it so only have ie7 to print from
>> > --
>> > em
>> >
>> >
>> > "mln11" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Since I've installed IE7, my web pages only print the html code, not the
>> > > actual page. I have to use my AOL browser to print web pages.
>> > >
>> > > I've reset the print settings to print background colors & images, & this
>> > > didn't help. Any advice?
>> > > --
>> > > mln
"billbrandi" <billbrandi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:349D0868-C94D-4449-B24B-F3032AF343F1@microsoft.com...
> I'm having the exact same problem. When I send a print while in IE7 I get
> the HTML code, not the page display. I went to Start>Set Program
> Defaults/Access and seletced IE7 and changed all the settings so that IE7 was
> the default but am having the same problem. I tried also going to Tools>
> Folder Options as you suggested but did not find a File Types tab??????
What happens if you try to Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter
control folders
Perhaps you have to do that as Administrator?
E.g. right-click on a Command Prompt start icon and choose Run As...
and then try issuing that command from cmd.exe
I don't have your OS, so I'm cross-posting this reply to a Vista NG.
Good luck
Robert Aldwinckle
---
Note: Poster is a Me too! in an old, somewhat convoluted thread.
It was subsequently disclosed that Vista is the OS this time.
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...rnetexplorer.general&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us
Use the Click to show or hide... link to see some some of the original thread context.
Use the Previous... link to see the previous discussions this is being added to.
>
> "bjdjnw" wrote:
>
>> Hi... just went through the same problem... it was as simple as the following:
>> Make sure IE7 is the default browser. Select START>SET PROGRAM ACCESS and
>> DEFAULTS. I found that all the defaults were still set to non-IE7 settings
>> (ie, AOL was still the setting).
>>
>> Also, check the file type associations to print HTML documents. Open
>> Windows Explorer, select the TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS menu, FILE TYPES tab, and
>> scroll down to URL. Select the ADVANCED BUTTON, choose the PRINT command, and
>> click the EDIT button. The command to print should read something like:
>> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshtml.dll,PrintHTML "%1"
>> If you've already set the default browser to IE7, this print command should
>> already be changed for you..
>>
>> That's all it really took to clear the problem. Obviously, you'll want to
>> uninstall as much of AOL as you possibly can (it's ALL OVER your computer)
>> before doing this.
>> I hope that helps!
>>
>>
>> "emwlsn" wrote:
>>
>> > hi i'm just wondering if this print problem got fixed for you as i'm having
>> > the same problem now if it did can you please tell me how to fix it as i used
>> > to have aol but have now cancelled it so only have ie7 to print from
>> > --
>> > em
>> >
>> >
>> > "mln11" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Since I've installed IE7, my web pages only print the html code, not the
>> > > actual page. I have to use my AOL browser to print web pages.
>> > >
>> > > I've reset the print settings to print background colors & images, & this
>> > > didn't help. Any advice?
>> > > --
>> > > mln