Re: printing issue

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

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    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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