Daily Answers: Fixing Outlook Express Printing Problems

From the August 2002 Edition
of Windows IT Pro
Sean Daily
Tricks & Traps
InstantDoc #25564
Windows IT Pro

When I print email messages from Microsoft Outlook Express, the hard copies include a printed border around the margins of the page. As a result, my printer takes a long time to print each email message. How can I prevent Outlook Express from including this border?

The situation you describe is a known problem with Outlook Express and Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 that affects certain inkjet and dot-matrix printers (i.e., Epson's EPSON Stylus Color 440, Epson's LQ-2550, Fujitsu's DL3800 Pro, IBM Proprinter XL, and NEC P9XL). Microsoft resolved the problem with IE 5.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2)*because IE and Outlook Express are closely interrelated, the service pack applies to both products. Install the service pack on your system.

You might also see a background color on pages that you print from Outlook Express. This problem occurs when you've selected the Print background colors and images check box under IE's Tools, Options, Advanced, Printing setting, which Figure 1 shows. To resolve this problem, simply clear the check box.

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i'm useing IE6 & OE6 still i'm getting extra line at the bottom of the page and because of that my printer asks for a new page every time.. any idea to solve this problem.

chetan March 31, 2003

I have a windows 98 system. It used to print Outlook Express and Internet Explorer images with my Canon BJC-3000 printer. I got a Canon MultiPass C530 and that ability went away. I bought an HP OfficeJet5110, installed a USB port and the same problem persists. It prints from Word, Excel, etc. okay. Still can't print WEB pages or from my Outlook Express. I've tried checking (and unchecking) the advnaced print box in IE options. Nothing changes. In IE I check Print Preview and see a relatively blank page with a page number at the top and a file://C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TRInnfolj.htm at the bottom, which prints exactly as seen. How can I recover the ability to print these windows?

Sam French November 05, 2003

Everytime I print my messages on my outlook express the print starts at the middle of the paper, why is this so?

She November 17, 2003

my e mail on outlook express 6 (windows me)...when i hit the print prompt, i get an invalid argument notice with the yellow exclamation point and a long
windows c//code number???

tyler March 09, 2004

When i print in outlook express the printing starts form the left side of the page with no margin space.How do i set the margin?Please help,urgently.

salil March 22, 2004

What about Outlook Express email and IE web pages that will not print at all. Any fixes?

KARLEENE April 01, 2004

I run Windows98se. Can no longer print Outlook Express email messaages or info on web sites. Have to cut & paste to Word Perfect. Printer is HP4050 laser. Is there a fix for OE and IE print problem?

KARLEENE April 04, 2004

I can't print outlook express email or any web page info. The printer responds with a red X inside of a little square.

Alice April 06, 2004

how can i adjust the printer margin on the outlook express?, When i print in outlook express the printing starts form the left side of the page with no margin space. how can i resolve this problem?

carlo April 18, 2004

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