Unable to print from old NEC SuperScript 870 printer after..

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Anyone?


ANTant@zimage.com wrote:
> Hi. Is there a reason why I cannot have multiple printer drivers set up
> at the same time? My father's old Toshiba laptop runs Windows 98 SE and
> has various printer drivers installed. He has an Epson 785EPX, NEC
> SuperScript 870, HP DeskJet 450 mobile printer, and many others that I
> cannot remember right now.

> Both NEC and HP printers use LPT1/parallel port. Epson printer uses
> USB port through an USB hub. I don't know about the other printers.

> NEC printer didn't have any problems before installing HP's printer
> driver and rebooting. HP printer worked. Then, we switched printer to
> NEC as default. The printer doesn't print and we get an error about
> communication. The first thing came to my mind is the printer driver
> from HP. So I uninstalled it, rebooted, and tried NEC. It didn't work
> until I cancelled its queued print outs request. Then, the print outs
> worked.

> Is it normal to have this problems with multiple printer drivers due
> to conflicts? Is there a way to fix this if it is indeed a problem? He
> uses many brands and types of printers with USB and LPT1 at different
> locations. I wonder what is in HP's driver that require a reboot for
> installations and uninstallations.

> Thank you in advance.
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