1. Does the printer do a self-test and print a page?
If not, then nothing on the PC will matter.
2. Try the printer on another machine. Sometimes they fail and you have to try this.
3. Try another cable.
4. If USB (most common) review http://www.usbman.com about motherboard drivers. Get latest.
Bob
I have been running XP Pro on my system with my LexMark x83 printer for the last year but last week, it all came to a screaching halt!
My system is no longer recognizing my printer
I have spent hours/days on the Lexmark and XP websites, gone through troubleshooting, downladed clean.exe files, uninstalled and re-installed the printer, drivers, ports, etc.
If anyone can help me out with this I would GREATLY appreciate it ![]()

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