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Solve : Problem printing in dos 6.2? |
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Answer» try unchecking fast printing direct to port.
The paper size,paper source, and other settings are stored on the PC. reinstalling the driver has the effect of clearing these settings, regardless of how many "years" it has been set; and you've tinkered with a large number of drivers. BC I have re-installed the HP LaserJet lllP and have therefore gone through the panels that you have shown. There is only an Upper Tray [no other] to select and likewise the paper size is 8 1/2 x 11. And the PRINTER informs one when the tray is empty or not quite properly inserted in the tray.. And [as layman] cannot quite see why the printer/program is SELECTIVELY printing files in WSWin.... Of course as an expert you are in a better position to suggest probabilties... whereas my focus may lie in long usage... KenThanks BC, And sorry Kahawn, kinda doing this blindy.Quote from: macdad- on October 27, 2009, 04:40:02 PM Thanks BC, As one who is blind in both eyes... Am now looking to see if there are any more 'contributors' who will dip their toes and perhaps take the thread to 100! Has been suggested elsewhere that it is a problem with 'handshaking'... whatever that implies/means... perhaps that is what you [and BC] are driving at?PROGRESS REPORT Read the HP Printer Manual where it said that to override the Display messages hold down the Alt key and depress the Continue button. IT WORKS... When the Display shows 'MP Load Letter' it will print the Notepad document as well as the WSWin 'archive' file. However this must be done for EVERY PRINTOUT. [unless one is printing multiple pages in that document... not checked this as yet]. The Manual also states that the computer software will override any software in the Printer. So I conclude there is some message in Win 3.1 that brings up the 'MP Load Letter' in the Printer Display. So are there any experts in Win 3.1 that can identify the problem? Thanks PROBLEM SOLVED... Found that when the printer display showed 'MP Load Paper' I looked at the Page Setup for the document in the Computer and found that they were 8 x 11 1/4... changed them to A4 and Voila! the document printed. Now why the settings in the documents changed to Letter is a mystery as I have always been using A4 for preparing my files. In any case I would like to thank macdad and BC for their support and for introducing me to new facets in Dos and Win 3.1. Ken It would have changed when you fiddled about with the drivers, or perhaps tweaked something else; the printer page, or more precisely, what shows up on the printer page, is controlled by the driver but that data is stored in... Win.ini, I believe. Now, if that printer had a more descriptive error message, you might have avoided all this TEDIUM!BC Thanks for your comment BC However I feel that the Printer Display is a very small area and the 'message' fills it.. If I were a computer buff [and perhaps 25 years younger] I would have worked it out quicker... with hindsight it cannot have been clearer : MP Load Letter [sized] Paper! No pressure to solve the problem in retirement. All this 'tedium' [as you put it] has been solved with two simple procedures: re-setting WSWin to its original settings in Wswchange ws [to find the 'drivers'] and looking at the Page Setup before printing. Reflect on the time when I was a Manager/Accountant in a small firm and did not have the patience to wait for the engineer to visit the office and would tackle any problems with the photocopier myself....oh yes, I keep forgetting the display is on the printer, not the screen, not a lot of real estate there. |
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