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| Thread ID: 39041 | 2003-10-25 14:04:00 | Printer Issue with Win 2000 | Odin (227) | Press F1 |
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| 186536 | 2003-10-25 14:04:00 | Printer HP 670C Deskjet . Computer Pentium 3 733 with 512 megs 133 Ram . OS Windows 2000 SP3 . Problem: - Printer was working fine then Windows started to display a message saying Error Device Not Conneted -Retry or Cancle . I am stumped on this one . LPT1 appears to be ok, replaced Printer cable still no go . Uninstalled printer - reinstall same error . Uninstalled LPT1 and Printer . Windows detected LPT1 and installed it again, knows there is a printer but still won't talk to it . Same error . Have tried A different printer Canon this time same error Device not connected . Tried the HP printer on another computer works fine . Changed the IRQ of the printer port and the Address of it in bios . Windows recognises and installs the port no problem . Device Manager Says port is working properly, But it will still not talk to ANY printer on LPT1 even though it says there is a device connected to it . Can anyone help with this please . Do I need to format or is it likely the LPT port and gone kapuut . I am trying to get hold of a loop back LPT tester plug but until then I am stumped . Any help would be appreciated . |
Odin (227) | ||
| 186537 | 2003-10-25 19:41:00 | set your bios to 'defaults' or 'optimised defaults' (the choices will depend slightly on your bios version)...... | drcspy2 (4743) | ||
| 186538 | 2003-10-25 20:49:00 | Ensure that the printer port is set in bios to ECP or ECC, and not the standard default "Bi-Directional". | godfather (25) | ||
| 186539 | 2003-10-25 21:44:00 | try disabling bidirectional comunication in the printer driver | beama (111) | ||
| 186540 | 2003-10-26 00:41:00 | I've already tried changing and resetting the Bios options and also done the Bi-directional setting as well, but still no go. The printer was working fine then the next time they tried to print, it wouldn't and niether will any other printer on the Parallel port, USB works fine but their printer is not a USB one. Does anyone know know if the HP Deskjet 370C will work with a USB to Parallel cable, I've seen that it works with most older printers but that some might not. |
Odin (227) | ||
| 186541 | 2003-10-26 01:33:00 | cant remember for sure but dont win2k have a system restore function and if so why not restore it back to just before the problem date.....or say scanreg /restore ? | drcspy2 (4743) | ||
| 186542 | 2003-10-26 01:37:00 | It might be a zapped printer port. HP say it's a very bad idea to plug or unplug parallel port printers when the power is on to either the printer or computer. (Their guarantees don't appy if this has been done, thoughI don't think they could prove it.:D) Cheaper than a USB-printer adaptor might be a PCI printer port card. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 186543 | 2003-10-26 04:40:00 | Printer was never unplugged from either the port or the wall, it simply stopped working . A usb to parallel cable is about $44 . 00 while a PCI single parallel card is $55 . 00 . The restore feature was not enabled so going back is not an option either :-( not that I think that would have worked . Normally I'd think the port was dead as well except for the fact that windows recognises it and reinstalls it even when I revove the port from device manager . I've tried looking this up on the net but haven't come across any answers yet . Looks like I am going to have to format and reinstall to see if it works again . |
Odin (227) | ||
| 186544 | 2003-10-26 11:44:00 | Windows 2000 has System Restore! Kool - exactly where is that enabled from? Or are some 'knowledgeable people' muddying the waters by confusing Windows 2000's "Last Known Good Configuration" with XP's System Restore feature . Men are four: He who knows not and knows not he knows not, he is a fool -- shun him; He who knows not and knows he knows not, he is simple -- teach him; He who knows and knows not he knows, he is asleep -- wake him; He who knows and knows he knows, he is wise -- follow him! - Lady Burton (wife of Sir Richard Francis Burton), given as an Arabian proverb |
Merlin (503) | ||
| 186545 | 2003-10-26 11:59:00 | Now now Merlin, where has your sophisticated grammer/vocabulary gone? Muddying? Shame..... Men are two: He who is nice, and humble -- listen to him He who is not -- name him Merlin The Last Known Good Configuration (If its what you're thinking of) will likely not do much for this, cant hurt to try it though. System Restore only comes with WinME and WinXP. It wasnt implemented into Windows 2000, but AFAIK is part of Server 2003. *Begins slowly closing jaw.. Just for Murray....* BTW - Put your post through a spell checker, its "Cool" ;-) |
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