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> > For some reason, today whenever I try to print, the computer acts like
> it's
> > really busy, then I get an error message telling me that the printer
> has
> > experienced a "timeout error". I had not changed anything from the
> last
> > time everything worked fine. I try rebooting and the same thing
> > happens. Any ideas?
>
> Check the cables. Turn the printer off and on. Make sure there are no
> problems with the printer (like out of paper / paper jammed / out of
> ink), etc. Make sure the printer in 'on-line'.
Bob Z adds
Kick it really hard; curse at it; cry; weep; plead; ask your teenage son to fix it;
ask your preteen daughter to try to fix it. Don't ask your IT guy to try to fix it, he
is exhausted from spending the weekend trying to fix the results of the latest
software upgrade on Powerscribe (the radiology department's direct voice to text
transcription software). When all else fails drag out an old IBM electric typwriter or
a pen and paper.
