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Doc does not print
Toshiba Laptop - about 2 years old using Windows
XP - Home Edition. Problem started about 2 weeks ago with same printers used for the last 2 years. PROBLEM: Printer queue shows document printing but nothing prints out. No error message and printer icon disappears from right bottom corner. Happens on HP Laser Jet and Lexmark Inkjet printers. Both use LPT1 pararell port. Printers work when connected to another computer with same cables used for laptop. Have removed printers and drivers. Laptop recognizes printer when rebooted and installs driver. Get error message that printer is not ready when printer is off and try to print document. When printer is turned on message goes away but nothing prints. Printer using USB port worked when used to test why printing does not happen. Talked to Toshiba support tech and he feels it is a software (printer spooler) problem, not a hardware problem. Problem happens everytime a document is tried to be printed. |
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Start Printer Spooler
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20Nine.htm If the above does not solve your situation, try this: StartControlPanelPrinters and Faxesrightclick the printer and click PropertiesAdvanced Tabtick "print directly to printer Click Apply and OK. -- Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug. "fibercare" wrote: Toshiba Laptop - about 2 years old using Windows XP - Home Edition. Problem started about 2 weeks ago with same printers used for the last 2 years. PROBLEM: Printer queue shows document printing but nothing prints out. No error message and printer icon disappears from right bottom corner. Happens on HP Laser Jet and Lexmark Inkjet printers. Both use LPT1 pararell port. Printers work when connected to another computer with same cables used for laptop. Have removed printers and drivers. Laptop recognizes printer when rebooted and installs driver. Get error message that printer is not ready when printer is off and try to print document. When printer is turned on message goes away but nothing prints. Printer using USB port worked when used to test why printing does not happen. Talked to Toshiba support tech and he feels it is a software (printer spooler) problem, not a hardware problem. Problem happens everytime a document is tried to be printed. |
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fibercare,
This looks like a similar problem I have had - jus posted a question. I managed to get it to print by making the user a power user. I know it makes no sense but it did work. We are using XP Pro though! "Byte" wrote: Start Printer Spooler http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20Nine.htm If the above does not solve your situation, try this: StartControlPanelPrinters and Faxesrightclick the printer and click PropertiesAdvanced Tabtick "print directly to printer Click Apply and OK. -- Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug. "fibercare" wrote: Toshiba Laptop - about 2 years old using Windows XP - Home Edition. Problem started about 2 weeks ago with same printers used for the last 2 years. PROBLEM: Printer queue shows document printing but nothing prints out. No error message and printer icon disappears from right bottom corner. Happens on HP Laser Jet and Lexmark Inkjet printers. Both use LPT1 pararell port. Printers work when connected to another computer with same cables used for laptop. Have removed printers and drivers. Laptop recognizes printer when rebooted and installs driver. Get error message that printer is not ready when printer is off and try to print document. When printer is turned on message goes away but nothing prints. Printer using USB port worked when used to test why printing does not happen. Talked to Toshiba support tech and he feels it is a software (printer spooler) problem, not a hardware problem. Problem happens everytime a document is tried to be printed. |
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