for sum reason wen i hav an imaged opened ou in GIMP nd press print,the printer jus dusnt print it,it dus in uder programs bu nt GIMP?ny ideas y r how to get aroun dis?

Might be your printer isn't supported by gimp or it's a format-specific issue. This is what Google turned up:

[Gimp-user] GIMP won't support installed printer?

Gimp won't print - Ubuntu Forums

These are for the linux version of gimp, but the same advice may work for the windows version as well.

Also it looks like you need plugins such as:

Source: Puppy Linux Discussion Forum :: View topic - Gimp dotpup in 2.17 frugal: Gimp won't start

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