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printer not working unless on when booting

  • 11-05-2006 1:24pm
    #1
    confetti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭


    Hi,

    anyone know why this is....

    if my printer is plugged in and turned on when i start my pc it works fine.

    but if not and i plug it in and turn it on while already running the pc, then when i click print or print preview or pageset up etc it freezes and i get 'not responding' and have to end task, i've tried to leave it and see if it unfreezes but it doesn't

    anything i can do to stop this??


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Type of connection to the computer?
    OS?
    Printer make/model?


  • #3
    confetti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭confetti


    dell all in one with usb connection to dell pc. all like 5 months old.

    oh and its XP


  • #4
    Stugots
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭Stugots


    I had the same problem with a Lexmark all in one a few years ago. Solution was a driver upgrade. Perhaps there is a similar solution from Dell on this. Have you checked with their support?


  • #5
    confetti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭confetti


    no, i suppose the sensible thing would be to just do that, it maybe a simple solution


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Un plug usb cable, wait 10-30 seconds and plug it in again.

    If you have a USB hub try without it and visa-versa ( might still have some in the €2 shops !)
    try a different USB port on the computer

    Or update all drivers


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HowTo:Exorcise_your_Printer :D


  • #8
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HowTo:Exorcise_your_Printer :D

    LOL

    Best way to do this is to ring the HP rep and threaten that you will replace all your HPs with Konica Minoltas. A HP engineer will miraculously appear at your door before you hang up and will do the exorcism for you there and then.

    OP Stugots suggestion might be good... think Dell printers are Lexmarks.


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