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connecting printer

by yolonda883 May 1, 2004 11:25AM PDT

every time i try and print somthing my computer has a error. printer is not connected to the lpt 1 port. Can you help me?

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Re:connecting printer

by Michael Geist May 1, 2004 11:33AM PDT

Has this printer ever worked before?
Check the properties page for the printer, what port is the printer assigned to?

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Re:connecting printer

by JMarchi May 2, 2004 12:28AM PDT

You give us no idea what printer this is, what the history is, whether it even is a Parallel or USB printer? Did you follow the installation instructions?

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