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Q73427: HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Font Initialization Error

Article: Q73427
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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Trying to print two jobs at once using the Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 500
driver you get the following errors:

  Scalable font Initialization Error E: 800

  -then-

  Scalable font Initialization Error B: (this has a STOP icon with it)

  -then possibly-

  Unrecoverable Application Error (UAE)

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem:

- Wait until the first print job has finished before starting another.

  -or-

- Use the HP DeskJet Family printer driver supplied with Windows 3.0.


Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a scaleable DJ550c

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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