"The Document Failed to Print" Error Message

I'm afraid I don't have a fix but just to let you know
that I'm getting the same problem but with my HP V40
connected directly to the USB port!


-----Original Message-----
I recently purchased a new laptop with Windows XP Home.
I was previously
using Windows 98 (not SE.) I have an HP LaserJet and
two Epson inkjets
connected to the laptop.

I am consistently getting error messages stating "The
document failed to
print." Sometimes the document DOES print, but other
times it doesn't print
all the way or at all. This happens with both types of
printers (laser and
inkjet), but usually only happens when the printers are
connected through a
USB hub (powered or not powered, 1.1 or 2.0) or a USB
printer hub (that
connects printers to two different computers), but not
when connected
directly to the computer's USB port.

The LaserJet has a parallel cable that is connected via
an adapter/converter
to the USB hub (it predates USB by a few years.) The
inkjets are USB only.

I've researched this up and down, in various newsgroups
and have found that
other people seem to be having the same or similar
problems-- and always
with XP.

Can anyone offer any suggestions about how to improve
this situation, short
of never using USB hubs?

Thank you!


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