Printing makes pc run slow

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Shannon

Whenever I print something out, my computer runs extremely
slow. I'm using a Lexmark Z45 (just a cheap ink jet),
Windows XP, 256 RAM, Pent 4 processor. I checked the PF
Usage while printing and it started out at over 300 MBs
and worked it's way down. What is causing this and can I
keep it from slowing my PC down?

There's no spyware, adware, viruses, etc. on my PC, and I
keep it in pretty good shape. No other program makes it do
this, and I'll run some pretty powerful programs on it
every now and then.

Any help is appreciated!

Shannon
 
Anything else connected to the USB ports?

Is this a black only document or complicated color graphic?

What else are you doing/running on the PC at the same time?
 
There are a couple things hooked up to the USB ports; digi
camera cable, a scanner, and opti mouse. I usually don't
have anything else running except for maybe IE. But, it's
usually a color pic that I would be printing out. Not
always the best setting, but it's usually a color pic of
some sort.

SE
 
It's possible the Power Supply Unit inside the PC itself is not capable to
supplying enough power to all the USB ports at once (each needs power to
work).
 
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