I don't know if it is similar, but just few days ago, I had a trouble PC
that doesn't like USB modems (either BSOD or modem doesn't work), however it
works well with USB mouse and USB printer. After every possible solution I
could try (flash BIOS, format and fresh install win98, latest driver for
everything, different brand of modems), all failed. I could only suspect the
mobo has compatibility issue.

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Rivera" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:08 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Strange problem on win2k


> I hope this is an acceptable post as it is my first one ever and I really
need help. Here's the problem: I have a USB NEC laser printer. It works
great on win2k pro. I tried installing a Lexmark z32 USB and all of a sudden
whenever I tried to print to my NEC in a Microsoft Office 2000 application
my computer would reboot. I spent a whole day on the telephone until my ear
was sore and none of the tech supports knew what to do. They all, (as I
expected they would) passed the buck onto one another. So... I uninstalled
and reinstalled software and hardware in every possible way that I could
concieve of until I finally decided to format my c: drive and start over. I
went ahead and installed win2k, lexmark on LPT1 and NEC on USB and of course
office 2000. All went well, yeah!!!....Until..... A few days
later...Somewhere around the time that I installed my lovely USB Panasonic
PalmCam, I found that I could no longer print from my NEC USB in Word
2000!?!!? This time though, I could still print from other Office 2000 apps.
I also tried reinstalling my NEC printer on LPT1 but it didn't help either.

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