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Disable Bidirectional Support on the Ports tab of the printer properties.
(I am assuming you are using the driver from HP and not the driver shipped
on the XP CD).
--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Boots" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Lester,
>
> One step at a time is good. The problem printer is at
> work and I won't be able to implement your
> recommendations until early this week.
>
> Thank you for the new ideas. At least there is a road
> to go down. I'll keep you posted. Much abliged.
>
> Boots
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Boots wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Lester,
> >>
> >> These are jobs that have already been printed. They
> >> shouldn't be in the queue to be printed again.
> >>
> >> Your suggestions, which I do appreciate, are a
> temporary
> >> fix. It is something I can do before each shutdown.
> I'm
> >> looking for a more permanent solution to why these
> print
> >> jobs are not being deleted from the queue after they
> are
> >> printed or why they are returning to the queue and
> being
> >> printed at startup.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> B
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Boots wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Running XP Pro Sp1 and using HP Laserjet 6L via
> >>
> >> parallel
> >>
> >>>>connection.
> >>>>
> >>>>When I shutdown and restart the computer, my last
> >>
> >> print
> >>
> >>>>job prints. Any suggestions would be greatly
> >>
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >>>>TIA.
> >>>>
> >>>>B
> >>>
> >>> Try opening the Printer settings. In the Printer
> >>
> >> tasks, if
> >>
> >>>there jobs to be printed, highlight them, then select
> >>
> >> file
> >>
> >>>and delete print jobs.
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Lester Stiefel
> >>>In Romans 1 there are qualities of Unregenerate man
> >>
> >> listed
> >>
> >>>which describe him in the last days.
> >>>Is your quality found on this list??
> >>>.
> >>>
> > Hmm Sounds like you have a corrupted driver, or one
> thats
> >ghosting anyway.
> >Go to the device manager from Control Panel and open the
> >printer device properties page. Look on the driver info
> >sheet and copy down all the files entered there. You
> will
> >then need to uninstall the item. Restart windows and
> search
> >for the files you wrote down. If these found, Physically
> >unplug the printer from data port. Then remove them to
> the
> >recycle bin.
> >
> >Next - Find the entry in printers folder. If there is an
> >entry, delete it. Restart without the printer. Next plug
> the
> >device back into the port, and if the latest driver is
> in an
> >update file - run it BEFORE windows sets its default
> drivers
> >up. When the port detect window starts at the end of
> install
> >turn power on to the printer, and let windows finish the
> >installation with supplementary program pieces.
> >
> > Let me know how this goes.
> >
> >There can also be other programs which may interfere,
> but
> >thats another story.
> >
> >--
> >Lester Stiefel
> >In Romans 1 there are qualities of Unregenerate man
> listed
> >which describe him in the last days.
> >Is your quality found on this list??
> >.
> >