IE 8 and Dot Matrix printing

OwnenBlenly · 04-22-2010, 03:50 PM

Something in IE8 changed which now causes the print output on an Okidata 320 printer to be distorted. My guess is that any dot matrix printer will have this issue and I've asked Okidata if there are any updated drivers, and they've said no.

In IE7, we could bring up a simple text HTML page, and print it to the printer without any issues. If we then update that PC (Vista or XP)*with IE8 and attempt to
print the exact same page, the text prints, but it's distorted. (see link below) If we then uninstall and reinstalled IE7, the output to the printer is perfect.

IE8 Image Example: http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7426/ie8printissue.jpg*

We've tweaked just about every setting in IE8 with no resolution. Any thoughts or ideas here would be greatly appreciated.
David

04-22-2010, 03:50 PM	#1
OwnenBlenly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 167	IE 8 and Dot Matrix printing Something in IE8 changed which now causes the print output on an Okidata 320 printer to be distorted. My guess is that any dot matrix printer will have this issue and I've asked Okidata if there are any updated drivers, and they've said no. In IE7, we could bring up a simple text HTML page, and print it to the printer without any issues. If we then update that PC (Vista or XP)with IE8 and attempt to print the exact same page, the text prints, but it's distorted. (see link below) If we then uninstall and reinstalled IE7, the output to the printer is perfect. IE8 Image Example: http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7426/ie8printissue.jpg We've tweaked just about every setting in IE8 with no resolution. Any thoughts or ideas here would be greatly appreciated. David

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