The primary reason for corruption of the System 7 PrintMonitor is the
LaserWriter driver version 7.0. The best way to avoid problems with
PrintMonitor in the future is to install System 7 Tune-Up, which contains
version 7.1.1 of the LaserWriter driver (or a version of system software
greater than 7.01).
If you have not obtained and installed System 7 Tune-Up yet, or you think
your PrintMonitor may be corrupted despite Tune-Up, follow the steps below.
1) Remove any jobs that are printing or are waiting to be printed from the
PrintMonitor Documents folder.
2) Reinstall the Printing software.
3) Launch PrintMonitor and from the File menu select Preferences.
4) Configure PrintMonitor to display its window when printing by clicking
the Yes button for that item.
5) Click the PrintMonitor application, and from the File menu select Get
Info.
6) Increase the amount of memory allocated to PrintMonitor by increasing
the amount of RAM shown for the Current size item of the Memory box in
the Get Info window. We suggest doubling the 80K default allocation if
you have that amount of memory available. Remember, this new amount of
RAM needs to be available for background printing to start.
7) Lock the Get Info window by clicking the Locked box and close the
window.
8) Create a new folder in the root level of your hard disk called PrintMonitor
Backup. Option-drag a copy of the newly configured PrintMonitor to the
PrintMonitor Backup folder.
9) Ensure that Background Printing is selected in the Chooser and restart
your Macintosh.
Notes
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- DO NOT quit the PrintMonitor application when a job is printing (with
System 7 Tune-Up and LaserWriter 7.1.1 this is no long a problem).
- If you suspect your PrintMonitor application has become corrupted:
1) Trash your original version of PrintMonitor. (Remember to unlock it
via the Get Info window first.)
2) Option-drag a copy of the uncorrupted PrintMonitor application from
the PrintMonitor Backup folder to the Extensions
folder.