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Unable to print from old NEC SuperScript 870 printer after installing HP DeskJet 450 mobile printer driver.
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. -- "You'd think we could just attract ants like normal people." --Wolverine (X-Men:TAS) /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phillip Pi (Ant) @ The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.ma.cx | |o o| | E-mail: NT or \ _ / Remove ANT if replying by e-mail from a newsgroup/mailing ( ) list. |
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