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My firefox (Windows 7) doesn't let print preview work.

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stevecc
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Today, Firefox won't let me use Print Preview. I get a pop-up notice that says Print Preview is preparing ... . Then, it times-out. This is the first time this has happened. It has always worked right away. The message also says something about Firefox being the problem.

I then checked it in IE and print preview worked perfectly. If this is a Firefox problem, shall I expect the error to be corrected by Firefox?

Today, Firefox won't let me use Print Preview. I get a pop-up notice that says Print Preview is preparing ... . Then, it times-out. This is the first time this has happened. It has always worked right away. The message also says something about Firefox being the problem. I then checked it in IE and print preview worked perfectly. If this is a Firefox problem, shall I expect the error to be corrected by Firefox?

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guigs
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This might be a strange question, but do you have a antivirus on your PC? Is there a program permission that might be blocking Firefox to use your default reader?

Please also try these basic troubleshooting steps Fix Printing Problems in Firefox

Also, does the same thing happen when you File > Print but click the pdf preview?