Has anyone had the problem with these USB printers like the C42, C44 or C46,
that when you format your computer, and then install you printer, it tend to
pick LPT for its output, when it should be the USB port, and trying to
resolve it takes ages, and everytime I have to do a format, the same thing
happen again and again.
But if I format the drive, and take the ( backup )battery out of the
computer, then replace it, set the time etc;, then put on windows, it find
its USB port immediately like the first time.
Friend, who have run computer for years, who have done computer engineering,
still can't understand it, neither can I.
I wish they still sold the old parallel port printers, they were easy to set
up, every.
The LPT! is used buy the scanner.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH USB PRINTERS ???
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ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH USB PRINTERS ???


What the hell are you on about, and what kind of a sig is that??


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"West Midlands, UK." wrote in message
k...
Has anyone had the problem with these USB printers like the C42, C44 or
C46,
that when you format your computer, and then install you printer, it tend
to
pick LPT for its output, when it should be the USB port, and trying to
resolve it takes ages, and everytime I have to do a format, the same thing
happen again and again.
But if I format the drive, and take the ( backup )battery out of the
computer, then replace it, set the time etc;, then put on windows, it find
its USB port immediately like the first time.
Friend, who have run computer for years, who have done computer
engineering,
still can't understand it, neither can I.
I wish they still sold the old parallel port printers, they were easy to
set
up, every.
The LPT! is used buy the scanner.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH USB PRINTERS ???
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typical windows-type problem - had same trouble a few weeks ago with a
colleague's laptop (W98) that had decided to stop recognising his USB CD
drive - uninstalled and reinstalled everything. Drive worked straight away
on another (Win2K) machine. The USB printers on my office machine (Win2K)
periodically "vanish" - though haven't had to do anything more drastic than
re-boot ...

West Midlands, UK. wrote:

Can't say I have noticed this problem...

But if I format the drive, and take the ( backup )battery out of the
computer, then replace it, set the time etc;, then put on windows, it find
its USB port immediately like the first time.

Sounds like this is a ACPI / PnP aware BIOS issue. The port
configuration (along with assignments for expansion cards etc) is stored
by the PC in a battery backed part of the CMOS. If you re-install
windows there is a fair chance that the configration of the peripheral
devices will end up different from how it was.

You can probably get the same "clensing" effect by selecting the erase
ESCD option in the BIOS screen.

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brugnospamsia writes

typical windows-type problem - had same trouble a few weeks ago with a
colleague's laptop (W98) that had decided to stop recognising his USB CD
drive - uninstalled and reinstalled everything. Drive worked straight away
on another (Win2K) machine. The USB printers on my office machine (Win2K)
periodically "vanish" - though haven't had to do anything more drastic than
re-boot ...

Try disabling "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"
in the relevant USB root hub properties.

Has anyone had the problem with these USB printers like the C42, C44 or
C46,
that when you format your computer, and then install you printer, it tend
to
pick LPT for its output, when it should be the USB port, and trying to
resolve it takes ages, and everytime I have to do a format, the same thing
happen again and again.

I find USB and Windows XP annoying. It seems to think that if you plug a
device into a different hole, it is a completely different device. So, I
unplug the printer, and plug it back in, I can't remember which of 8 holes
it was in originally. Then it says "new device detected" and installs it
onto yet another USB port. I end up with about 5 identical "printers"
installed. Only one works, usually not the one that has been selected to be
shared on the network. I gave up in the end and bought a USBWifi converter
and don't let USB printers anywhere near a computer.

Christian.

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:25:31 +0000, Christian McArdle wrote:

Has anyone had the problem with these USB printers like the C42, C44 or
C46,
that when you format your computer, and then install you printer, it
tend
to
pick LPT for its output, when it should be the USB port, and trying to
resolve it takes ages, and everytime I have to do a format, the same
thing happen again and again.

I find USB and Windows XP annoying. It seems to think that if you plug a
device into a different hole, it is a completely different device. So, I
unplug the printer, and plug it back in, I can't remember which of 8 holes
it was in originally. Then it says "new device detected" and installs it
onto yet another USB port. I end up with about 5 identical "printers"
installed. Only one works, usually not the one that has been selected to
be shared on the network. I gave up in the end and bought a USBWifi
converter and don't let USB printers anywhere near a computer.

Christian.

I've come across that with other USB devices. XP is brain-dead in this
respect. This is definitely one area that Linux + CUPS print-server is
infinitely more intelligent.

Cheers

Tim

On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:15:38 +0000, Grunff wrote:

West Midlands, UK. wrote:

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ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH USB PRINTERS ???


What the hell are you on about, and what kind of a sig is that??

One that is ****ing people off ?

Dave

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Tim S wrote:
On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:25:31 +0000, Christian McArdle wrote:


Has anyone had the problem with these USB printers like the C42, C44 or

C46,

that when you format your computer, and then install you printer, it
tend

to

pick LPT for its output, when it should be the USB port, and trying to
resolve it takes ages, and everytime I have to do a format, the same
thing happen again and again.

I find USB and Windows XP annoying. It seems to think that if you plug a
device into a different hole, it is a completely different device. So, I
unplug the printer, and plug it back in, I can't remember which of 8 holes
it was in originally. Then it says "new device detected" and installs it
onto yet another USB port. I end up with about 5 identical "printers"
installed. Only one works, usually not the one that has been selected to
be shared on the network. I gave up in the end and bought a USBWifi
converter and don't let USB printers anywhere near a computer.

Christian.


I've come across that with other USB devices. XP is brain-dead in this
respect. This is definitely one area that Linux + CUPS print-server is
infinitely more intelligent.

Cheers

Tim

One of our IT bods raised an issue the other day. I've not seen it
myself, but it seems that in similar circumstances XP can cripple USB
memory sticks (I know, that name is Sony specific, but you know the
things I mean!) Not only does XP forget what the stick is, but
something on the stick (TOC?) gets corrupted too!

Andrew

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:30:34 +0000, Andrew Chesters
strung together this:

One of our IT bods raised an issue the other day. I've not seen it
myself, but it seems that in similar circumstances XP can cripple USB
memory sticks (I know, that name is Sony specific, but you know the
things I mean!) Not only does XP forget what the stick is, but
something on the stick (TOC?) gets corrupted too!

Sounds about right, and people wonder what I've got against that
steaming pile of ****e.
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