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Printer port problem
Name: joseph411 Date: January 4, 2003 at 16:59:42 Pacific OS: 8.5 CPU/Ram: 233/96
Comment:
I recently had my Mac serviced for a booting problem. Now, whenever I try to print, I get the following message:
"The selected port is in use. Please quit the application that is using the port and try to print again."
I get this message even when the only application running is the one I'm printing from.
Any ideas on how to fix this problem, or should I just bring it back to tech su
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