Re: printing problems

This is a really ancient printer. What are the LPT settings in your BIOS?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging

In Loving Memory of our dear friend Alex Nichol MVP

"Bill" <Bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9E928359-F4ED-4D7E-B7CA-4B340BC2566B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I concur with Vince. I am having the same problem since using SP2.
>Although
> graphics don't work for me either. The test pages using HPs diagnostic
> software work, but nothing Windows related will print, including the
> Windows
> Test Page.
>
> Kinda useless to have the same person keep posting "uninstall and
> reinstall"
> where I haven't seen that advice help anyone out yet.
>
> Does anyone have any real answers?
>
> "Vince McGowan" wrote:
>
>> I posted a similar message several months ago now...and since then I've
>> seen
>> several people reporting the same problem here and all are given the same
>> advice. I followed that advice and tried several other suggestions found
>> at
>> various sites and still my printing problem persists. I can only assume
>> that this is a Microsoft bug introduced sometime last fall.
>>
>> My problem (Windows XP Home - SP2, DeskJet 815C - tried both parallel and
>> USB connection): text only pages do not print from any application
>> (printer
>> produces blank page); text and graphic or graphic only pages print just
>> fine
>> (i.e.. a printer test page, or from applications). HP has no special
>> printer drivers for this printer; they say to use the Windows supplied
>> driver.
>>
>> (I was able to work-around in MS Word by inserting a 1 pixel graphic in
>> the
>> header area of normal.dot.)
>>
>> So Windows bug or not?
>>
>> Vince McGowan
>> vince.mcgowan@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eBOZuw6IFHA.3500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Uninstall and reinstall...
>> >
>> > http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
>> > --
>> > Cari (MS-MVP)
>> > Printing & Imaging
>> >
>> > "LISA" <LISA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:C885719C-C410-49CB-BA72-7B745122FE8D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>I HAVE A HP DESKJET 660C PRINTER AND IT WONT PRINT
>> >> IT HAS INK ,AND PAPER
>> >> EVERY PAGE IT PRINTS IS BLANK
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>



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