printing a large number of copies at once

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I'm trying to print 3000 copies of a 1 page Excel file on
Windows2000. It looks like only ~900 copies of the file
are actually getting sent to the driver, and I am getting
the following error message.

Your file could not be printed due to an error on
<printer>. There are several possible reasons:
- There may not be enough memory available. Try closing
files and programs you aren't using.
- If you use a network for printing, there may be a
problem with the network connection or the printer driver.
- There may be loose cables or a bad connection between
your computer and printer.

Is there some sort of limitation on the number of copies
the printer driver can handle?
 
Answering your question with the minimal information you gave is difficult.
Different printer drivers do have limits on the number of copies.
Printers may actually overheat and slow printing to the point that the
printer times out.
What is the printer make and model, and are the drivers up to date?
Are you selecting the number of copies from the application program, or from
the driver via settings.
The last time I ran into this was with earler versions of windows after
version 3.11. There was a 99 page or less limit on some of the drivers at
that time. Haven't tred to print more than one or two hunderd copies at a
time since.
 
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