Re: printing issue

From: RS (rs_at_nothing.com)
Date: 03/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:00:07 -0500

All I can think is maybe the parallel port is bad...although odd it can
still detect the printer. If I carry the printer and cable to another PC,
it's fine...and all settings are the same on the other PC.

"Tommy" <toner27(removethis)@hal-pc.org> wrote in message
news:40571f7f$0$7050$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org...
> "RS" <rs@nothing.com> wrote in message
> news:et%23v0M2CEHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > All of a sudden, nothing is printing on my HP Laserjet 5P. It has
worked
> > fine for over a year..and just last week it quit. The document goes
into
> > the print queue, but nothing ever seems to make it to the printer. I
have
> > removed and re-added it, as well as changed the cable and tried another
> 5P.
> > So I have ruled out the printer and cable....what else could be causing
> it?
> > The computer clearly sees it when adding it (it detects the type and
port,
> > LPT1).
> >
> > When I hit print, the doc just goes to the queue and sits...no errors
come
> > up at all.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> another link [ if you need it ] Printer self test.
>
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl02
637&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=25481&locale=en_US
>
> --
> Tommy McClure
> toner27(removethis)@(nospam)hal-pc.org
> www.hal-pc.org/~toner27
>
>



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