MSB Human Body Minimizes When Printing To HP Deskjet (169441)
The information in this article applies to:
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Human Body for Windows
This article was previously published under Q169441 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to print the driver's license from Magic School Bus
Explores the Human Body to a Hewlett Packard (HP) DeskJet printer,
the program may become minimized or seem to disappear.
CAUSE
The Magic School Bus (MSB) Human Body and the HP DeskJet Status Monitor
are running on your computer at the same time and competing for the same
resources in Windows 95. The HP DeskJet Status Monitor software is
installed when you install your DeskJet's printer driver.
When you try to print a driver's license, MSB Human Body must minimize
because the HP DeskJet Status Monitor software begins running. MSB Human
Body is still running, but it has been minimized and moved to the
taskbar.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the two methods outlined
below.
Method 1: Maximize MSB Human Body- Locate the taskbar; it is the strip that contains the START button
and is usually found running across the bottom of the your Windows 95
desktop.
- Locate the MSB HUMAN BODY button on the taskbar and click it
once to activate it.
- The MSB Human Body program should now be running at normal size on
your desktop. You will need to repeat these steps each time you want
to print from the driver's license screen.
Method 2: Remove the HP DeskJet Status Monitor- Use the right mouse button to click the taskbar and then click
Properties on the menu that appears.
- On the Start Menu Programs tab, click the Remove button.
- Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the Startup folder to
expand the branch.
- Select the HP DeskJet Status Monitor shortcut and then click
the Remove button.
- Click Close.
- Restart your computer.
With the HP DeskJet Status Monitor disabled, your DeskJet printer
will still print, but MSB Human Body will no longer be minimized.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbinterop kbprb kbprint KB169441 |
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