Error 1007: An error occured while running Ghostscript

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paegus
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Error 1007: An error occured while running Ghostscript

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Whenever I try to print to PDF I get the following error:
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Error 1007: An error occurred while running Ghostscript

**** Unable to open the initial device, quitting.

Run Ghost to create PDF file.
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I'm not sure how to run Ghost by itself exactly though.

Also during the installation it kept asking for the files PSCRIPT.HLP & APLWCSB1.PPD which are supposed to be on my XP's install disc in the i386 folder... but aren't? I found them (or something called the same) online which the install didn't object to but i somehow doubt that was supposed to happen either.

I am running Windows XP Professional (x86) Version 2008 Service Pack 3 on an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core.
jr
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Re: Error 1007: An error occured while running Ghostscript

Post by jr »

Please make sure that you have enough free space on the disk where you TEMP files are located.

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Jacob
paegus
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Re: Error 1007: An error occured while running Ghostscript

Post by paegus »

Hmm there should be plenty of space as it's a fresh OS install on a 60GB partition. 52GB free so far according to the almighty property box. I haven't touched any of the system locations so the temp folders will be in their default locations, on that main partition.

cheers,
Paeg
pax417
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Re: Error 1007: An error occured while running Ghostscript

Post by pax417 »

I also got this error, and after seeing the mention of the TEMP folder, I did the following:

Deleted everything I could in the TEMP folder
Deleted the TEMP\BullZip folder // No improvement - Same problem

The version of the " gslite.exe " installed on my pc was 8.61.0.2
(The version in Control Panel / Add Remove programs only shows 8.61 but by right mouse clicking on gslite.exe / Properties / Version tab / it showed 8.61.0.2 )

I downloaded the current version from the website ( 8.63.0.3 ) and installed it.

Problem resolved for me.
paegus
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Re: Error 1007: An error occured while running Ghostscript

Post by paegus »

thanks i'll give that a try when i'm back on my home pc.
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