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hp 600 officejet trouble in xp
Name: ynnek4 Date: August 8, 2005 at 15:00:47 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 3 ghz/1 ghz
Comment:
hi
i can not get my computer to recognize my printer. worked fine in 98. i only have a com1 port. i have tried the hp drivers from their site as well. printer comes on, and everything is fine with it but it wont print. tried numerous drivers form xp as well.
Name: strbux4me2 Date: August 8, 2005 at 16:02:09 Pacific
Reply:
When you say COM1, are you actually using the 25-pin Parallel port on the back of your PC? Check Device Manager, make sure you don't have any conflicts with LPT1, which is the 25-pin port on your computer.
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Response Number 2
Name: ynnek4 Date: August 8, 2005 at 16:52:53 Pacific
Reply:
hi
yup, using the 25 pin port.
under device manager in "ports" i only have a com1 port/communications port. nothing else.
thanks for the reply!
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Response Number 3
Name: ynnek4 Date: August 8, 2005 at 17:08:36 Pacific
Reply:
also
xp has NEVER found "new hardware" with this printer.
thanks.
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Response Number 4
Name: aceisaneight Date: August 8, 2005 at 20:09:52 Pacific
Reply:
try to install with add new hardware then install manually and selected the drivers you have downloaded.
Please keep us updated so we know if we helped you or not.
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Response Number 5
Name: strbux4me2 Date: August 9, 2005 at 08:31:19 Pacific
Reply:
check your BIOS setting to make sure your parallel port is active. Some motherboard's will allow Windows to auto detect a printer that is attached to the parallel port, depending.
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