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| 245436 | 2004-06-17 12:02:00 | A friend of mine just rang me that his computer (running XP Home) cannot print. It was OK yesterday, though. He has checked all cable connections and even reinstalled printer driver, etc. but the printer just won't go. He also confirmed that this printer is working properly on another computer. We tried to trouble shoot and found that the LPT1 printer port is missing from the Device Manager. He has tried to use the "Add Hardware Wizard" to detect and add the printer port but was unsuccessfull. Could it be a hardware related problem? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 245437 | 2004-06-17 12:05:00 | Try checking the settings for LPT1 in the BIOS - it might be turned off? | JohnD (509) | ||
| 245438 | 2004-06-17 23:01:00 | Thanks, JohnD. Just contacted my friend and it was indeed settings in the BIOS had been disabled. It's now been enabled and his printer is working OK. What puzzles me is, he said that he has never made any BIOS changes and I do belief him because he doesn't even know how to get into the CMOS settings. Could it be virus??? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 245439 | 2004-06-17 23:49:00 | Could be a gremlim. Computers have been described as women - there is no way to understand how they work! [He cowers expecting to be shot] |
aronking (2294) | ||
| 245440 | 2007-05-30 22:33:00 | JohnD, thanks a lot! I experienced the same problem, googled, and came across your "simple" solution to this problem. It solved my problem immediately. I do not understand how the port has been turned off in the BIOS, but it obviously had... I would never have come to think of this without your post! Cheers Rolf |
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