Error message when you try to print an Office document that appears in a frame in Internet Explorer 7: "The document in this frame cannot be printed as laid out"

In Windows Internet Explorer 7, you may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to print a Microsoft Office document that appears in a frame:The document does not print as expected.

To resolve this problem, either install the cumulative security update for Internet Explorer or the apply the solution that is appropriate for the operating system. For example, you can install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer 7. Or, if the computer is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you can install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site:For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site: This update was first included in security update 933566 (MS07-033). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Windows Vista service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Vista. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Windows Vista hotfix information

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions

Windows Server 2003 service pack information

To resolve this problem in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, obtain the latest Windows Server 2003 service pack. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Windows Server 2003 hotfix information

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

Windows XP hotfix information

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Explorer 7. This problem was first corrected in Windows Vista Service Pack 1.