re: Win 2000 Pro Printing Nightmare
Friday, January 18, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by C K
(6910 messages posted)
It's not a mapping problem if the printer attempts to print from the LPT port. If
a test print from Windows does the same thing, it is suspicious of a hardware failure
in the printer even though a printer intialized test print may print correctly. (See
the printer manual for the test print options for that printer) I've seen it happen
dozens of times (hardware failure, especially on lasers). More rare would be a motherboard
issue with the port. (I'm assuming there is no mechanical printer switch in the
line as these will blow out the interface?)
If you are able, try the printer on another computer after loading the driver. If
it still doesn't work, then you have a failed printer interface (in the printer).
Also check the Event Viewer for errors..
If it is corruption in W2K, you may end up reinstalling the operating system. A
repair install usually doesn't clear some of these types of issues in my experience.
On Friday, January 18, 2008 at 5:11 pm, Michael Roback wrote:
>I currently run a small visual basic program on a stand alone pc running 2000 pro.
> It is hooked via parallel to a stand alone laser printer. i went to print something
>the other day and out came spitting giberish, lots of printer control and detail
>information. I have looked everywhere and have gotten various suggestions that
have
>turned out to be useless. I have removed the driver with the printer d/c. I even
>removed the driver from the registry. When I go to reinstall the driver the machine
>says it is still there and wants to know if I want to replace it? I have hooked
>up a couple of different printers to the pc and they are not auto detected. In
fact,
>what comes up offers me choices as to what has been detected ... no printers. No
>matter what I do gibberish now spits out of the printer. It is not program specific
>as any program, word, etc. will produce the same results. Do you have any idea
what
>might be going on? One person from MSFT said it might be a LP1 mapping problem and
>that I can run net use from the run menu but it only brings a screen us for
> seconds and I cannot read it! I have turned the spooler off and on with no luck.
> If you have any ideas, or anyone I can talk to that is knowledgeable about printer
>issues with 2000 Pro I would greatly appreciate it.
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