-=PCTechTalk=- Re: HP problem

  • From: ~Lacey~ <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 03:27:46 -0800

I would also try another data cable if possible -- sounds very much like its
getting garbled data -- i.e., the cable between your computer and the
printer.

Or have you already tried that?

~Lacey~

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: HP problem


> It's at least 4 years old..not ancient but by no means a " spring
> chicken?"... could be it's just reached it's time..
> I don't have anyplace to go try it out.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 8:18 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: HP problem
>
>
> It is indeed very possible that the board has basically just met its fate.
> Is it possible for you to try the printer at another location?
> ::: Troth :::
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> ::: Original Message
> ::: Sent Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:59:33 -0800 by milady
> | If you are referring to my ongoing impossible problem with HP...the site
> | says my computer HAS the current drivers installed already and then
> proceeds
> | to tell me how to make THAT work..which doesn't.. It does print on it's
> | own--test page, but just let me try hooked up printing and I get
flashing
> | lights and problems of sticky equipment ON the printer and all SORTS of
> JUNK
> | printing out after the first page print. It's really like gothing
writing
> in
> | HUGE fonts. Just had one page with probably size 36 font on the right
half
> | the page from appears to be part of a note. Have NO idea where it came
> | from. Then I get words all scrambled that LOOK like artwork..it are a
mess
> | no matter HOW I try to make it work. But my other printer does just
> | fine...so I don't know. Sometimes I can get thru two pages and then it
> | starts the funny stuff.
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:17 AM
> | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: HP problem
> |
> |
> | The typical fix should be to go to the HP site and make sure you get the
> | most up-to-date drivers for that printer. Then, completely uninstall the
> | drivers you're using now, and then reinstall the new drivers.
> | Have you tried it that way?
> |
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> |
> | ::: Original Message
> | ::: Sent Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:54:05 -0800 by milady
> || I have an HP printer version Deskjet 882c..it's own software doesn't
work
> || with XP..I think it was "95-98" respectively. It worked fine on both
> those
> || systems. HP installed a much leaner version on SP minus some nice
> | features.
> || I didn't have problems until I TRIED to update with the older
> version--not
> || thinking there would be a problem. Since then the printer isn't
> | functioning
> || well without all kinds of errors. I tried removing the version I
> | installed.
> || Didn't change anything. IF I am lucky I get one page printed and then
the
> || computer goes into error--all the lights starting repeating on and of
in
> || succession. THAT will stop and then it produces page after page of
jumble
> || until I shut it off, cancel and reboot and sometimes I have to go thru
> | THAT
> || 4 or5 times. Gotten very pesty this situation. I don'tknow WHAT to
remove
> | to
> || totaly delete the whole program to try and start over. There are so
many
> || files and I think some unrelated to the printer.
> || I have a restore disk that has the files on it but getting rid of un
> || necessary to get back to normal???ARGHHH..its been too far back to
think
> || about useing restore in the computer.AND I can't find the owners
manual.
> || GROWL.. I didn't think about the "in house" restore in time. SOOO
> || Any ideas?.. Been shuffling thru this for days...
> || *~<*> Mary Lou<*>~*
> || /\ - /\
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