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Date: | Mon, 21 Dec 1998 07:29:28 -0500 |
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Robert,
Make sure that the printer is turned on prior to booting the computer.
Steve Polatas
>Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 05:09:21 GMT
>From: Robert Prickett <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: printer will not 'stay' configured
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>A friend installed a HP600C on her win95 pentium. Win95 would never
>'see it' during installation or booting. It kept saying that it could
>not communicate with the printer. Tried new LPT1 printer cable,
>---new mobo ribbon cable--nothing. The printer works on other
>machines. Finally, I changed the CMOS from 'auto' configure parallel
>port to manual, and I entered the IRQ, etc. and selected BI-DIR.
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>Sure enough, it rebooted and 'found' the printer--took the
>installation, and printed a perfect test page. It worked beatifully
>every time. Then rebooted, and no more printer. Again, it would not
>install, and win95 could not 'see' the printer--no communication.
>
>I deleted the printer from device manager, reset the manul numbers in
>CMOS, and tried again. It worked. So, have to 'install' the printer
>every time I start the machine. It will not 'stay' configured.
>
>Any ideas?
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