I have a USB ported Epson ink jet printer, Stylus Color 740, which works well.  My problem is in Windows Me recognizing it over the USB port.  The drivers are installed, but everytime I must boot Windows Me, it does not find the printer.  All jobs directed to it fail.  The Epson Status Monitor 2 thinks it is there somewhere, but the Status says 'Searching'.

I have USB speakers plugged into my second USB port which continue to work fine.

To get the printer going again, all I have to do is unplug the 2 USB cables and reverse them.  The Status Monitor immediately finds the printer and will print again.

I'm not offering other hardware information, since I get the same result from an old Acer 450 MHz P-II and a custom built Athlon 1.4 GHz, but both are on Windows Me.  Does anyone have an idea what I can check to keep from moving the cables with each boot?

Thanks,
Rand Blunck

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