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
>
>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.
>
>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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