Re: printing issues

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From: Alan Morris\(MSFT\) (alanmo_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:42:23 -0800

Since you do not get any error and the job sits there, this indicates a
scheduling problem. Either the Port is not available or the Print Queue is
set only at specific times (doubtful).

If you use the Add Printer Wizard to add a printer manually, is LPT1 in the
list of Ports? If it is not, then something nuked the entry in the registry
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Ports\LPT1:

You can add this if it is gone StringValue (reg_sz) LPT1:
then stop and start the spooler service.

Check the Printer Properties /Advanced tab and verify the printer
availability is not restricted.

If nothing pans out there, delete any pending print jobs, the printer, and
the driver

Open a CMD window
Start / Run / cmd

This is a virtual dos window

find a text file or create one then copy this file to the printer
copy filename.txt prn
or
copy filename.txt LPT1:
or
dir > LPT1:

If you get output it's a driver or spooler issue. If no output it's
something to do with connectivity 

-- 
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"RS" <rs@nothing.com> wrote in message
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> This is a re-post with more explanation...
>
> All of a sudden, nothing is printing on my HP Laserjet 6P.  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
6P.
> I moved the printer and cable to another computer with a 6P and it works
> fine.  The printer test if run by pressing the buttons combo on the
printer.
>
> I have tried printing directly to printer as well as unchecked
> bidirectional.  These wouldn't be the problem anyway since it worked for a
> long time.
>
> 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.  It is a Win2000 Dell PC.  It has to be local, as I get the
same
> thing when sharing it and printing to it as a network printer.
>
> Parrallel port slightly bad??  I wouldn't think it would detect and
install
> printer if that were the case.  I am lost!!
>
>
>
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