I find it frequently hangs up too.
However, I can report a significant discovery, which I would like to share with you. Contract notes from Fastrade normally take two pages to print out (unless you just print the first page, which is usually enough).
Now the print size in Outlook Express is controlled by Internet Explorer. If in Internet Explorer you click on View/Text Size/Smaller, Outlook Express will print a whole Fastrade contract note on one page.
It's a small step for mankind. Well, more of a shuffle, actually.