slow booting with a Lexmark P707

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I has just purchased a Lexmark P707 and the PC (Windows XP) boots
very slowly, the "Intel" logo stays for a few minutes, then waits with
a black screen. All this when it is plugged in via the USB port. If I
disconnect the printer form the USB cord the PC boots up starait
forward, and I can then connect the printer and it works This can be
done even before it finished the start up process. My previous
printer, a Lex Z53 worked OK irrespective of whether it is plugged in
before or after the PC has booted up.

>Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions?

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It's starting the connection to the scanner unit. Just sit and wait. The
slower the CPU, the slower the bootup will be.
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Cari
MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
www.coribright.com

"Chuck" <cdkuder@msn.com> wrote in message
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> I'd suggest that you take the printer back. Life is too short and printers
> too inexpensive to fool with.
> Besides, a lot of returns forces the mfr to fix the problem.
> "Jaime Raz" <jraz@netvision.net.il> wrote in message
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>> I has just purchased a Lexmark P707 and the PC (Windows XP) boots
>> very slowly, the "Intel" logo stays for a few minutes, then waits with
>> a black screen. All this when it is plugged in via the USB port. If I
>> disconnect the printer form the USB cord the PC boots up starait
>> forward, and I can then connect the printer and it works This can be
>> done even before it finished the start up process. My previous
>> printer, a Lex Z53 worked OK irrespective of whether it is plugged in
>> before or after the PC has booted up.
>>
>> >Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions?
>
>

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25 minutes is a little long! How many programs are you running at Startup?
When was the last time you ran a full antivirus scan with updated
signatures? When was the last time you checked for spyware? Ran a Disk
Cleanup? Defragged your harddrive?
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"andcorp" <andcorp.18np02@mail.mcse.ms> wrote in message
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> Cari \(MS-MVP\) wrote:
>> [B]It's starting the connection to the scanner unit. Just sit and
>> wait. The
>> slower the CPU, the slower the bootup will be.
>>
>> I have the same problem with a customers P707.....can take up to 25
>> minutes to boot into windows....surley you shouldnt have to wait that
>> long.
>
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