re: printer communication problem Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 1:30 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (3925 messages posted) Scott Leslie wrote: |[...]When I try to print from any application, I get the following error message[...]: |"There was an error writing to LPT1: for the printer (Canon Bubble Jet BJ-200): |A printer timeout error occurred." |[...] |Here's what I've tried to clear the problem: |[...] |- restored Windows registry |[...] |- uninstalled / reinstalled BJ-200 printer driver | Those 2 would have figured prominently in my technique--but later. |I know the printer itself is working because when I cancel the print job, |the printer beeps and makes its usual adjusting noises. | Interesting hypothesis. The 1st thing I would have done is go to the root directory and execute (at a command prompt) DIR > LPT1 REAL DOS is preferable as that will get Windoze / the driver completely out of the picture. |- disconnected / reconnected the printer cables | A parallel connection has multiple conductors; perhaps only ONE is broken. Tripped over the cable lately? Got a spare cable you can try? Got a buddy with one he can spare? Written in response to: printer communication problem (Scott Leslie: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 11:37 am) Responses to this message: re: printer communication problem (Scott Leslie: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 3:58 pm) re: printer communication problem (bob wells: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 6:29 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] printer communication problem (Scott Leslie: Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 11:37 am) re: printer communication problem (gewg_: Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 1:30 pm) re: printer communication problem (Scott Leslie: Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 3:58 pm) re: printer communication problem (bob wells: Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 6:29 pm) re: printer communication problem (gewg_: Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 9:55 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum