Outlprnt file corrupt

Let us find out the exact reason for this error. One of the reasons for the occurrence of error in Outlook that has been figured out is the OutlPrnt file. Microsoft-Outlook maintains all the settings related to printing style in a special file known as OutlPrnt. When this file gets corrupted, Outlook starts freezing and crashing all of a sudden.

Further, it has been noticed that when there are corruptions in OutlPrnt, messages are printed from right-to left instead of the regular left to right printing format. Also, I tried to look for it as you described for Windows Vista or Windows 7 but using Windows 8 and could not locate it. Outlprnt file is an hidden file, hence enable viewing of hidden files in the Folder Options in Control Panel and then follow the steps from the previous post.

I went ahead and unhid the file and found it, and renamed it as you suggested. Still the same problem occurs when trying to print an email. I also changed around to different printers as default. Same issue. I bought a new computer recently with Windows 8 and installed my Microsoft Office When I print a one page email, I will only get one or two characters per line and for only about 12 lines down. Then the printing will continue on to like 35 pages before stopping.

The printing issues only seem to happen when printing an email. Word and PDF files print fine. This occurs on two different printers that are used by the computer. This thread is locked.

So, I set my Brother printer as the default printer and open outlook , open my pdf attachment, click the printer attachment, click the printer Icon there and it printed fine. However, if I set the HP Office Jet set as default printer and save the attachment then open it up and click the printer Icon then it prints fine.

If I have the same printer set as default and open the pdf attachment in Outlook then it prints fine. So, as a precaution I removed the HP printer and re-installed same problem. I removed the MS Office — restarted the comput er. At first, I left my original outlook. I have more than one. I also exported my messages from MS Office to a new pst file. When I open Outlook everything was there and tried to print a. So I deleted my outlook profile and moved all the.

I created a new profile from scratch — pop3 — used manually setting — this is not a Domain environment. I had the same problem. Then I e-mailed myself with an.

Unable to take out the prints at that time seems quite frustrating and worthless but do not worry. In this article, we would suggest you some quick manual tricks to fix this emails printing issue in Outlook. As we have mentioned earlier, for different versions of Outlook, the printing problem is different along with their causes. Note: Some Outlook users are able to print only the first page or selected ones only of their emails rather than all which seems troublesome.

It is inferred that the common reason for this situation is that the Outlook printing engine cannot support page selections at all. With some common fixes such as performing the latest available update on the Outlook version, turning off firewall and security applications temporarily, creating a new Outlook profile , set up a new connection with Printer, etc.

Select an item, and then try to print again. Cause — The supposed reasons behind this issue could be improper connection with printer, network issue, corrupted OutlPrnt file, interruption due to active Add-ins or any issue in Print spooling service in Outlook. You can resolve the issue by rebuilding the OutlPrnt file which holds the Outlook printing style settings as the older one may get corrupted.

Perform these steps. Users can check on active Add-Ins, disable them one-by-one and restart the Outlook application. Check after which Add-In disable, the Outlook Printing problem is resolved. Select the suspected Add-ins and disable them using the Disable option.