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More info?)
You can see if disabling Bidirectional Communication helps. Some printer
cables do not contain all the pin configurations that allow for the printer
to communicate to XP the way that it did on Win98.
Printer Properties / Ports
You will not get a Paper Out error, data will just error with no specific
message until paper is readded to the printer and the Parallel driver
signals the spooler that the device is available again.
You also might try changing the parallel BIOS configuration and see if
another setting works better with this printer.
--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
;kbhowto]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1c14501c421ac$0d7c2db0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Q,
>
> Thanks for your response. There is nothing wrong with the
> paper detection switch. How do you access the "native"
> driver, please? I will try that.
>
> Regards
> Glenn
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Glenn wrote:
> >> Mary,
> >>
> >> Thanks but unfortunately it isn't so simple. When the
> >> paper is put into the hopper after booting up, the green
> >> light correctly operates on the printer but the Windows
> >> XP does not see this. There was no problem with Windows
> >> 95.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Glenn
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> Maybe this:
> >>> HP LaserJet 5L and 6L Printer Families - Error Light
> Remains Lit,
> >>> False Paper Jam (Resetting Paper Sensors)
> >>>
http://tinyurl.com/2sayx
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Mary Sauer MS MVP
> >>> http://office.microsoft.com/
> >>> http://www.mvps.org/msauer/
> >>> news://msnews.microsoft.com
> >>> "Glenn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >>> news:1b9cc01c42100$625a7af0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>> I have used the latest XP driver for HP LaserJet 6L
> >>>> printer but if the computer is booted up with the
> printer
> >>>> having no paper in it, the PC doesn't recognise when
> paper
> >>>> has been added. Normally it is necessary to re-boot
> the
> >>>> machine so that printing can be carried out. Please
> >>>> advise if there is a solution to this problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>> Glenn
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> .
> >
> >You might post this to comp.sys.hp.hardware where a
> couple of HP printer
> >experts hang out. I have two 6L printers and found that
> the
> >XP-compatible HP driver does not work at all well
> (printers getting
> >"lost" from time to time) but the native XP driver does.
> You might try
> >the native driver; it retains most of the printer
> capabilities. Also,
> >the 6L is getting near the end of its useful life and the
> switch might
> >just be worn out. You will find references to
> replacement part
> >suppliers for these printers on the hp.hardware ng.
> >
> >
> >Q
> >
> >
> >.
> >