Re: ANNOYED! Printer doesn't work unless powered on before PC

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Naah.. changing the power supply could not have affected this.

One thing to try:

power up the computer with the printer off
go to Device Manager
is the printer listed?
if so, does it have a problem?
when you are ready to print, turn on the printer
go to Device Manager
if the printer was not listed, is it now?
if it was listed and had a problem, does it still?
right-click on My Computer in Device Manger
select Scan For Hardware Changes
if the printer was not listed, is it now?
if it was listed and had a problem, does it still?



"Martha" <mgmp01@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:JLydnSuUr9yOwu3fRVn-1Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I don't know if this is a new problem or not, because I have only
> > recently become so stingy with my electricity use.
> >
> > If I power up my computer, and the printer isn't powered up until after
> > the PC is, I cannot print. It says there is an error with printing.
> >
> > When this happens, I must reboot the computer with the printer already
> > powered on.
> >
> > Is this really the way it's supposed to be, or can someone tell me how
> > to fix this annoyance? Seems to me, I used to leave my printer off, and
> > if I turned it on while Windows was running, it would print just fine.
> >
> > Thank you..
>
> It has occurred to me that this may have started happening just after I
switched out a faulty power supply for a good one. Could this problem be
because I missed hooking power to something or because another cable became
loose or disconnected during my "surgery"?
>
> I guess it should be obvious, but I'm just talking about a local parallel
port printer with no network involved. Windows 2000 Pro.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martha
>


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