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Cause If a certain file type will not print, but other documents print fine, there is probably some kind of software problem between the application you are using and your operating system. This happens sometimes with games and programs that have print features, especially if those games were written for a different operating system.

The Pain Killer Since this is a software compatibility problem, there's not much you can do except to try and get a software upgrade so that the software will work fully with Windows XP.

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