Memory allocation error when trying to plot

[Bobroe]

I am years past retirement but I have the following problem.

I have used ACLT2000 with Win98, WinXP and now I have installed Windows 7.

I have this one community project that needs to be plotted. My plotter is a HP8750 Photosmart printer. This has worked with previous versions of Windows.

Now I get two error messages. First is "Memory allocation error". I click OK and

Second message is: HP Photosmart 8700 Series: The plotter configuration cannot be used. Either the driver cannot be found, or the driver has a problem. The None plot device has been substituted.

Even my desk PDF will not print.

Deadline for project looms. Help...

(I thought I had posted this before but cannot find.

[Kyle Reese]

Part of your problem could be trying to run LT 2000 on Windows 7.

Re: driver. Try uninstalling the plotter and then reinstalling. Uninstall first. Turn off computer. Turn on plotter. Turn on computer. Reinstall driver. Do a test print when offered the opportunity during the plotter driver setup. Did it work? If yes, then open AutoCAD and do a quick test plot as well. If not...well...it might be time to move up to LT 2011.

[Kyle Reese]

Re: memory allocation error. You may have to increase the size of your virtual memory (i.e. - the swap file). Post a complete list of your computer hardware specs.

[Cad64]

Does HP have drivers for your printer that work with Windows 7?

[Kyle Reese]

Re: Driver. Bobroe, you may want to read this:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...26109&sw_lang=

Did you also know there was an update patch released?

[Bobroe]

Part of your problem could be trying to run LT 2000 on Windows 7.

Re: driver. Try uninstalling the plotter and then reinstalling. Uninstall first. Turn off computer. Turn on plotter. Turn on computer. Reinstall driver. Do a test print when offered the opportunity during the plotter driver setup. Did it work? If yes, then open AutoCAD and do a quick test plot as well. If not...well...it might be time to move up to LT 2011.

Thanks for your reply. Didn't work. I might have to download and ask a person with AC to plot for me. I'm 75+ and hate to invest in 2011.

THANK YOU...

[Bobroe]

Re: Driver. Bobroe, you may want to read this:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...26109&sw_lang=

Did you also know there was an update patch released?

[SIZE="<a href="javascript://"><font size="4">4</font></a>"]I CHECKED BUT ALL I SAW WAS FROM VISTA TO WIN 7 AS AN UPDATE.

THANK YOU..[/SIZE]

[Bobroe]

Does HP have drivers for your printer that work with Windows 7?

THIS WAS ALL THEY HAD TO OFFER: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...26109&sw_lang=

ALL MY SOFTWARE THAT REQUIRES ANY PRINTING, WORKS OK.

IT IS ONLY WITH THE aclt2000 THAT IS COMES UP WITH NOT ENOUGH MEMORY. I HAVE 1GB MEMORY.

THANK YOU...

[Kyle Reese]

Yes you have 1GB of physical RAM installed. But, when your computer has used all available physical memory it starts "paging out" data to your hard drive. This is referred to as "virtual memory". When it maxs that out then you might see a memory error pop up.

So you're running Win7 with 1GB of RAM. How many programs are up and running concurrently? Don't forget there can be a dozen other processes running in the background chewing up memory as well.

[Bobroe]

MADE A .PDF FILE BUT APPARENTLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO ATTACH TO THIS REPLY.