Issues with Win 8.1?

bfluet

posted Dec 7 '13 at 11:04 pm

Pegasus needs to access the default printer driver. It should not make any difference if the printer itself goes into standby mode.

You can test whether the printer driver is the issue by temporarily adding a generic text printer and setting it as the default printer and then testing Pegasus Mail. Be sure to start Pegasus Mail after you change the printer.

Pegasus needs to access the default printer driver.&nbsp; It should not make any difference if the printer itself goes into standby mode.You can test whether the printer driver is the issue by temporarily adding a generic text printer and setting it as the default printer and then testing Pegasus Mail.&nbsp; Be sure to start Pegasus Mail after you change the printer.

weamish

posted Dec 4 '13 at 7:10 am

Are there any known issues with Win 8.1? I'm getting occasional "not responding" where the screen grays out, also noticed that deleting a batch of messages (maybe 100 or so) takes much longer than when it was running under Win Vista.

irelam

posted Dec 4 '13 at 5:40 pm

It sounds like you may have a problem with the Default printer set in Control Panel. Choose a simple printer such as Plain Text, or its equivalent in Win 8.

Martin

It sounds like you may have a problem with the Default printer set in Control Panel. Choose a simple printer such as Plain Text, or its equivalent in Win 8.Martin&nbsp;

Michael

posted Dec 4 '13 at 5:54 pm

[quote user="weamish"]Are there any known issues with Win 8.1? I'm getting occasional "not responding" where the screen grays out, [/quote]

What about the Tools => Options => Advanced settings => Load Windows Internet Services? Is it set to Always?

[quote user="weamish"]Are there any known issues with Win 8.1? I'm getting occasional "not responding" where the screen grays out, [/quote]What about the Tools =&gt; Options =&gt; Advanced settings =&gt; Load Windows Internet Services? Is it set to Always?

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weamish

posted Dec 5 '13 at 4:08 pm

[quote user="idw"]What about the Tools => Options => Advanced settings => Load Windows Internet Services? Is it set to Always?[/quote]

Yes

[quote user="idw"]What about the Tools =&gt; Options =&gt; Advanced settings =&gt; Load Windows Internet Services? Is it set to Always?[/quote]Yes

weamish

posted Dec 5 '13 at 4:13 pm

[quote user="irelam"]It sounds like you may have a problem with the Default printer set in Control Panel. Choose a simple printer such as Plain Text, or its equivalent in Win 8.[/quote]

Thanks Martin. Not sure I understand - this means I'd need to change to my actual printer every time I print something? I've never used this option previously, and didn't have these Peg issues until Win 8.1

...Steve

[quote user="irelam"]It sounds like you may have a problem with the Default printer set in Control Panel. Choose a simple printer such as Plain Text, or its equivalent in Win 8.[/quote]Thanks Martin. Not sure I understand - this means I'd need to change to my actual printer every time I print something? I've never used this option previously, and didn't have these Peg issues until Win 8.1&nbsp;...Steve

irelam

posted Dec 5 '13 at 5:51 pm

There are known delays that occur if your connected printer is not available or powered down. ie a printer on a network may not be visible to your machine for some reason such as being powered down or out-of-paper. Pegasus Mail needs the font information from the printer driver in order to prepare for printing.

Martin

There are known delays that occur if your connected printer is not available or powered down. &nbsp;ie a printer on a network may not be visible to your machine for some reason such as being powered down or out-of-paper. &nbsp;Pegasus Mail needs the font information from the printer driver in order to prepare for printing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Martin

bfluet

posted Dec 5 '13 at 6:01 pm

To expand on what Martin said, Pegasus Mail requires the printer driver for normal functionality regardless of whether you intend to print.

weamish

posted Dec 7 '13 at 10:47 pm

[quote user="bfluet"]To expand on what Martin said, Pegasus Mail requires the printer driver for normal functionality regardless of whether you intend to print.
[/quote]

Thanks, trying to determine the practical implications of this. My default printer is a Brother wireless which goes into standby mode when not being used. What effect does this have on Peg?

[quote user="bfluet"]To expand on what Martin said, Pegasus Mail requires the printer driver for normal functionality regardless of whether you intend to print. [/quote]Thanks, trying to determine the practical implications of this. My default printer is a Brother wireless which goes into standby mode when not being used. What effect does this have on Peg?

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