Re: IE7 only prints html

(cross-post added to Vista General)
"billbrandi" <> 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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> "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