This may help. Try printing directly to port as described i the article:
HOW TO: Troubleshoot Printing Problems in Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows Millennium Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=128345
PattyL
"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> had to do a clean install (win98se) on our remote PC ,
> now have a funnything going on, will not quite fun. The
> printer on the local PC printer (Lexmark Z23) now
> takes for ever to print from the remote to the local, home
> work queued up for ever!
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> Any ideas as its driving me up the wall have re-installed all
> the network again (drivers cards etc)
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> Re-installed the printer (drivers)
>
> Thanks
> CJ
> PS: sorry for the cross post but it save time :-))
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