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

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-crashes-when-i-try-to-use-the-printer/125612>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-crashes-when-i-try-to-use-the-printer/125612 "2002-08-26T12:57:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-crashes-when-i-try-to-use-the-printer/125612/1 "2002-08-26T12:57:01Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-crashes-when-i-try-to-use-the-printer/125612/2 "2002-08-26T16:06:30Z")

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