Hi,
I've got CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite X5 with SP1 installed on my Win7 x64 PC. My printer is Samsung SCX-3205 and drivers are updated to the latest version.
When I select print in DRAW it won't print - it only prints to file (DRAW can't open the .prn file afterwards, it crashes or gives me an error message or both). I simply can't get it to print directly to printer.
Print works just fine in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X5 and I had never problems with printing my files directly from DRAW in any previous version.
Any help appreciated.
Dan
Problem finally solved. Clean install without applying service pack.
But now I have another problem, I can't print to file...
It is possible to install a printer specifically to print to file. I've not tried it, but presumably its there for a reason.
In XP you would do that by:
Thanks Harry. Yes, it certainly is possible to make it work, but I was referring to the option usually available in the print dialog. Maybe that is another H&S ver. missing feature.
I just discovered your thread (CorelDRAW X5 H&S can't print) and have the same problem.I notice you said you'd fixed it, and mention "Clean install without applying service pack.".I installed from the CD but have no service pack anyway. If you've a moment to elucidate I'd be very grateful - it's driving me nuts !Thanks, Ralph D
Hi Ralph. One thing could help you. Try to uninstall the whole thing, clear appdata/roaming/corel folder, restart, then reinstall. I'm sure it will help. Let me know.
Daniel__ said: Hi Ralph. One thing could help you. Try to uninstall the whole thing, clear appdata/roaming/corel folder, restart, then reinstall. I'm sure it will help. Let me know. Dan
Hi Dan,
Thanks - I can identify with your experience - Corel support folk telling me THERE IS a checkbox !! Odd how folk imply that you must be daft.
Anyway - I may try your remedy but ...
I've got so incensed by all those arbitrary cuts, errors and omissions which make using that H&S version into an absolute undocumented nightmare, and I really don't see how anyone can market a product saying "this is cheaper than usual and we can't tell you what's in it and won't give you any support".
For my money it's not of merchantable quality and unfit for purpose - so I'm after the vendors for a refund.
When you count what you get, and it's not upgradeable - it isn't cheap.
I don't buy that line that it may be crap but you only paid £80 for it, so get over it.
Student versions of MS Office etc, make Corel look like regular skinflints.
RD
Hello ralph; You can try the "F8" trick, hold down the the F8 key and start CorelDraw that will do a reset. And you can put the CD in and do a "Repair"
George
Hi |George,
Thanks for your note. Sadly a "repair" wouldn't do the biz - the issue is that the necessary piece of code is not there on the H&S version.
It isn't some kind of installation error, it's a mod made to the version.
R