Web Page or E-mail Message Does Not Print or Preview Correctly in Internet Explorer 5.5 and Outlook Express 5.5 (271583)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q271583

SYMPTOMS

Internet Explorer

When you attempt to print or preview a Web page in Internet Explorer 5.5, you may see a blank page where the body of the document should display and only the Headers and Footers may be visible.

Outlook Express

When you attempt to print an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5, a blank page may print with the Header (To:,From:,Subject, and so on) and Footer information of the e-mail message.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, disable the Auto-Select option for encoding. To do so, on the View menu, point to Encoding, and then click to clear Auto-Select.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

272518 Only the Text at the Top of the Web Page Is Printed


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/16/2006
Keywords:kbprb kbprint KB271583