Printer no longer exist

[John Doe]

I start getting the following message when trying to go to MSAccess 2002
design mode or when trying to open a previously created Report:

"There was a problem retrieving printer information for this object. The
object may have been sent to a printer that is unavailable."

I think what happens is Access retains printer information when the Report
was created/saved. In my case, the printer is a shared network printer that
no longer exist in the network. The (shared) printer was removed permanently
after upgrade to Windows Server 2003 was completed. I can't put the original
shared printer back online.

How do I fix this problem? Thanks in advance.

 

[John Doe]

Never mind. I fixed it.

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

For others interested in the resolution. Open the report in design view, go
to File >>> Print and choose the default printer (or other printer if you
prefer) and then Save the report.

 

[John Doe]

Well... in my case I can't even open the report in design view as I said
earlier in my first post. I fixed it by looking at current (default) printer
properties - Printing Preferences... button. Click all the tabs without
making any changes. Then click OK. After those stupid steps, everything
works normally.