Classic 9 startup won't work.

Hi out there,
I have an eMac and it is Mac OS X has now got Version 10.3.9, Power PC G4 (3.3), not sure what version it started with. I was in the process of setting up for printing a Christmas newsletter and did all the instructions and hit print and nothing, , so I guess Classic 9 is part of my printer to computer . The Classic 9 comes up, but won't finish loading. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I can do? ,
Sweetums here

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
This question really belongs in the Classic Environment board, and hopefully a moderator will move the thread there soon.
Regardless, do you have the original eMac installer disks which shipped with the Mac? Can you contact the prior owner if you do not? When getting a used machine it is wise to get all the original installer disks.
Which eMac model is it? Use this link to tell the difference between eMac models:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86325

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