Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB port
- From: David Grossman <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:01:26 +0200
Now it works, now it doesn't.
You know what they say about parents who don't know how to let go when their
big children want to go their own way.
Perhaps it's time for me to let go with this printer cable.
It worked for a few days, and now it's back to its old shenanigans.
Actually, I only have to put up with a wasted page in the beginning of the
first print job of the day, and an occasional print job that won't.
I'll live with that.
Besides, I have four printers hooked up to this computer. If I get really
frustrated, I'll just print to a different printer.
I'm an old-fashioned kind of guy. I like typewriters. Imagine a device that
prints immediately - the first time and every time. Type a K and it prints a
K. Right away.
David Grossman
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Grossman
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:03 AM
To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB
port
Thank you, Hugh, Ed, and Clint.
It works!
I had three installations of the printer. I didn't think the others that
were not used would matter, but apparently they were interfering with the
final version. I do have multiple installations on other computers, and they
do not cause problems.
I reinstalled the final version on this computer, and then I deleted both of
the previous versions.
I found an additional possible cause for the problem. One of the ports was
set up for TWO printers! I don't know whether that was the cause for the
problem, but it was one of the drivers that I deleted.
Why would Windows install two printers on one port? Strange.
After handling these things, I turned off the computer for a few hours. When
I turned it on, all was well.
I'm back to saving the trees. I don't know how to save dolphins, anyhow.
Thank you.
David Grossman
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of ED GIBBS
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 5:01 AM
To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB port
David, perhaps you should go to 'Devices and Printers'
and check to see if you have an extra version of your
Printer Installed. If so, it is probably using that extra
version which has the Gibberish page, then Prints the
requested pages. I often find an extra version of my
Printer installed, and I just select & delete.
Ed Gibbs
David Grossman wrote:
> OK. I got it back the way it was before. First it prints a cover page of
> gibberish; then it prints the requested page perfectly.
> Port is set for USB virtual port. Based on my previous experience, it will
> now print perfectly until I turn off the computer (which I am about to do)
> and then it will throw out that page of gibberish.
> Perhaps I will have to just live with it. I won't be able to save the
trees,
> so maybe I'll try to save the dolphins.
> David Grossman
>
> --> Hi, Clint. Sorry about those messages that I sent off with the footer.
> DG
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Hugh Vandervoort
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:00 AM
> To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB
> port
>
> Check the port setting.
>
> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM, David Grossman <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Aaargh! I deleted and re-installed the driver, and now it won't print at
>> all.
>> OK, back to the drawing board.
>> I think I'll put this off for a little while.
>> David Grossman
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