Duplex Printing Large Document Err Msg: Bad Job Format
  
PSS ID Number: Q112634
Article last modified on 12-31-1996
 
1.00
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows Printing System version 1.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print a very large document and Windows Printing System (WPS) is
configured for duplex printing, you may receive the following error
message:
 
 - Bad Job Format
 
   -or-
 
 - Page Too Complex
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows Printing System
version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
 
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem:
 
 - Break the document in to smaller pieces (20- to 30-page segments usually
   print correctly).
 
   -or-
 
 - Print the document on one side of the page (non-duplex).
 
For more information about the Windows Printing System, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   WPS
 
KBCategory: kbprint
KBSubCategory:
Additional reference words: 1.00 3.10 3.1 HP IIIP WPS err msg 3.11
 
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