Hello All!

    I have a problem with my pc and printer not communicating. Just beofre this I had to set resources on the port setting tab under the Device Manager area. I think that is the biggest problem but not quite sure. "Why did you have to set the resources for the port?" you MAY ask becvause it had a problem were the port could not detect resource's.Kenter..... How about some info on your system?

Was the printer working OK before ?
Please help us ASSIST you .

dl65  
Yes printer was workin before and here is some basic info:

Sys. Microsoft Windows XP
       Home Edition
       Version 2002
       Service Pack 2
AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+
2.0 GHZ, 512MB of RAM

  I have tried everything I have gone through the windows troubleshooter at least five times trying to get it to help me. I have tried printing from a note pad and word, I even tried to print from Command Prompt. Please excuse my poor spelling. Kenter.... So if I read you correctly, the printer was working fine one minute and then the next time you went to use it ..... it wasn't ...... is that pretty much what happened ?
How old is the printer?
What make and model is it ?
How does it connect ? USB, serial , etc.?
Have you tried completely uninstalling it and then reinstall it exactly as detailed in the installation instructions ?


dl65  
1.Kenter.... So if I read you correctly, the printer was working fine one minute and then the next time you went to use it ..... it wasn't ...... is that pretty much what happened ?
2.How old is the printer?
3.What make and model is it ?
4.How does it connect ? USB, serial , etc.?
5.Have you tried completely uninstalling it and then reinstall it exactly as detailed in the installation instructions ?
 
 
dl65  


1. Yes that is the jist of it
2. Not sure but it is still supported
3. HP DeskJet 895cxi
4. Serial
5. Yes I have tried unistalling it and reinstalling it as to per the instrutions

  I got to print SOMETHING and it says printing... But after a few MINUETS it says out of paper and during this whole process the printer isnt doing a thing. I now deleted the printer once again and the COMPUTER wont detect it when I go to add new hardware. Kenter.... Ok ...... Thats a decent printer...... I used to have one.
So ...it's connected to the LPT1 port .
Have you looked in the control panel /system/Hardware tab...... device manager ...and scrolled down to ports, expanded that entry and looked at the LPT1 entry ....... what is it telling you ? Does it show any conflicts ? What is the port setting ?
Under the general tab , have you tried the trouble shooting button ?

dl65  It says there are no conflicts and  under the Port Settings tab it saysFilter Resource Method/ then it has 3 check boxes under it and they say "Try to use an interupt" and then "Never use an interupt" is checked, then says "Use any interupt assigned to the port" I have troubleshooted it.Kenter , When you did the printer reinstall, did you reinstall the software as well.
Did windows recognize that new hardware was installed and then ask you for a driver location ?

dl65     No it didn't but from what I understand that someone was playing with it and it was not printing fast. So they wiggled the cable back and forth and the port has come unsaudered and now the PC wont even reconise the Port so now it is going to the repair bay. Please don't mind the spelling.Kenter......... Well that explains things.....
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I understand that someone was playing with it and it was not printing fast. So they wiggled the cable back and forth and the port has come unsaudered and now the PC wont even reconise the Port so now it is going to the repair bay.