Can not print on LexmarkX83

[cyber12]

I reinstalled a USB connection LexmarkX83 "all in one"printer and it printed
a test page fine. Then in attempting to update the driver I added a new
printer to the LPT 1 port by mistake in the Printer and Faxes folder.
Realizing I'd made a mistake I removed the other printer icon from the
Printer and Faxes folder. Now I can not communicate with the printer, it
doesn't print and the display on the printer reads "SYSTEM ERROR A04 V5.81.
The Device Manager shows a Lexmark
X83 MFP under Imaging devices and the other printer I thought I had removed
under Ports (Com & LPT) as "ECP Printer Port (LPT1). I don't know if having a
printer enabled on LPT1 is a normal configuration for a USB printer. Please
help to troubleshoot this error.

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Disconnect the printer from the PC.

Uninstall it completely following Bruce Sanderson's instructions... (note
steps 15 through 17)
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

Download a new set of drivers from the Lexmark website at:
http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:95:0:0&emeaframe=&fileID=568&searchLang=en&searchLang=en

Install the software and do not reconnect the printer until it tells you to
do so.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"cyber12" > wrote in message
...
>I reinstalled a USB connection LexmarkX83 "all in one"printer and it
>printed
> a test page fine. Then in attempting to update the driver I added a new
> printer to the LPT 1 port by mistake in the Printer and Faxes folder.
> Realizing I'd made a mistake I removed the other printer icon from the
> Printer and Faxes folder. Now I can not communicate with the printer, it
> doesn't print and the display on the printer reads "SYSTEM ERROR A04
> V5.81.
> The Device Manager shows a Lexmark
> X83 MFP under Imaging devices and the other printer I thought I had
> removed
> under Ports (Com & LPT) as "ECP Printer Port (LPT1). I don't know if
> having a
> printer enabled on LPT1 is a normal configuration for a USB printer.
> Please
> help to troubleshoot this error.

[cyber12]

I unistalled completley following Bruce...instructions and re-istalled the
new driver yet it did not print.
The printer screen now reads "System Error A06 V5.81"
I also downloaded and unzipped the firmware "FW581WW.exe" to the printer
folder where the driver was installed.
I downloaded this firmware file from the Lexmark.com link.
Was this unnecessary?
In the mean time I am going to uninstall everything again.
Thanks anyway.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Disconnect the printer from the PC.
>
> Uninstall it completely following Bruce Sanderson's instructions... (note
> steps 15 through 17)
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>
> Download a new set of drivers from the Lexmark website at:
> http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:95:0:0&emeaframe=&fileID=568&searchLang=en&searchLang=en
>
> Install the software and do not reconnect the printer until it tells you to
> do so.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
>
>
> "cyber12" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I reinstalled a USB connection LexmarkX83 "all in one"printer and it
> >printed
> > a test page fine. Then in attempting to update the driver I added a new
> > printer to the LPT 1 port by mistake in the Printer and Faxes folder.
> > Realizing I'd made a mistake I removed the other printer icon from the
> > Printer and Faxes folder. Now I can not communicate with the printer, it
> > doesn't print and the display on the printer reads "SYSTEM ERROR A04
> > V5.81.
> > The Device Manager shows a Lexmark
> > X83 MFP under Imaging devices and the other printer I thought I had
> > removed
> > under Ports (Com & LPT) as "ECP Printer Port (LPT1). I don't know if
> > having a
> > printer enabled on LPT1 is a normal configuration for a USB printer.
> > Please
> > help to troubleshoot this error.
>
>
>