Stop Word 2003 from Crashing When You Print
The Problem:
The upgrade to Word 2003 was a cinch, until I tried to print a document. Word crashed. I tried it again. Word crashed again. The document I'm trying to print is nothing excitingjust a one-page report with a handful of cells from an Excel spreadsheet.
The Solution:
This is a bug in Word 2003's handling of documents that contain OLE (Automation) objects, such as cells from a spreadsheet or slides from a presentation.
The temporary fix is to choose Tools 
Options, click the Save tab, uncheck the "Allow background saves" box, click the OK button, save the document, and then print it. Leave background saves turned off unless you prize them for your other documents.
The longer-term fix is to install Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1, which fixes the problem. Go to http://support.microsoft.com, download the Service Pack, and run it to install its contents.