Help! My computer crashes when I try to use the printer!

Well, the thread title pretty much says it. I click File, click Print, click OK on the dialog box, light on the printer blinks as usual, then, <black> my computer reboots. Does anyone know the possible cause of why this happens, and how I might go about finding a remedy for this? For the record, I spend quite a bit of time using the 'net, yet I’m not that computer literate (I took computer class when DOS was still in vogue; not much training in Windows). Possibly a virus? Thanks.

This topic was accidentally posted twice. See the other copy, http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=132514