PC problem or IE/OE problem

I have 2 pc's, both of which run Win XP Home, IE7 and for mail OE. My every
day pc has SP3, while the older one has SP2. Here's the problem.

I received a job application form from my daughter, asking me to print it
off because she had no ink in her printer. I received it through OE. On
viewing the form, unbroken lines were seen to run through the centre of the
text. It printed like that. She told me that when the form was sent it was
clear and had no lines. That was on my every day pc which is a HP Pavilion. I
have run AVG 8 as well as anti spyware and anti malware with nothing found

An older pc was set up, and after downloading all the updates I asked the
sender to send the form again. This showed and printed a perfect image image.
I have no Idea what has caused this problem, but would appreciate all offers
in finding a solution to the problem. Thank you.

Hello,

What format was the form in, i.e., eml, txt, rtf, doc, docx, wpt, etc.? Was
it sent as an attachment or as the email itself?
Have you since attempted to view and print the new file on the original
machine?
What do you mean by "unbroken lines"?
Does your daughter's computer have the same operating system? Is it an older
model computer than your "every day" machine?
Did you receive the second file on the older pc through OE?

Some of the answers to these questions may or may not be relevant, but they
may help me or someone else pinpoint your problem.

It is quite possible that the original file was corrupted somehow between
the sending and receiving.

You may not have needed to set up the older pc to solve your problem since
you did not attempt to view and print the original file on it. You just had
it resent, which means that your solution may have been to have the file
resent to begin with.

Just to satisfy curiosity, transfer the new file to your "every day" machine
or the original computer you tried to print from and see if you get the same
result as you originally encountered.

I hope this helps.

--
Peace,

Jeffrey W. Bowen
Remove NO SPAM entries from email address to send personal email.

Please post replies of successes or failures so we all can benefit from each
others' experiences.



"digijack" wrote in message
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I have 2 pc's, both of which run Win XP Home, IE7 and for mail OE. My every
day pc has SP3, while the older one has SP2. Here's the problem.

I received a job application form from my daughter, asking me to print it
off because she had no ink in her printer. I received it through OE. On
viewing the form, unbroken lines were seen to run through the centre of
the
text. It printed like that. She told me that when the form was sent it was
clear and had no lines. That was on my every day pc which is a HP
Pavilion. I
have run AVG 8 as well as anti spyware and anti malware with nothing found

An older pc was set up, and after downloading all the updates I asked the
sender to send the form again. This showed and printed a perfect image
image.
I have no Idea what has caused this problem, but would appreciate all
offers
in finding a solution to the problem. Thank you.