Hi Fran, Unplug and replug both of your usb connections to your printer. (One end at your Mac and the other at the printer). Next, you should just reinstall your printer drivers.
My gut feel is that you have a usb related file that is missing or corrupt. Instead of deducing which file(s) is (are) corrupt, reinstalling your printer software should take care of most issues. If you feel adept at using your extensions manager, you may want to explore and turn on any extension that looks usb related. It won't hurt! Ward Oldham On 9/9/02 2:53 PM, "Fran" <clecount at ne.infi.net> wrote: > > > Ward Oldham wrote: >> > >> >> The first thing to check is your software connection (assuming that you can >> verify that the printer cable is plugged in to both iMac and printer). Open >> your chooser, click the appropriate HP printer driver icon in the left-hand >> window and a highlighted usb port connection should show on the right-hand >> side. > > Ward, nothing on the right side of the Chooser window comes up even > after selecting the deskjet, so I simply close the window. >> >> If so, proceed to check in your upper right-hand for any printmonitor >> software that may be active and selectable (this is the corner where your >> open applications are usually listed). If you see it, select it to bring it >> to the foreground. >> No print application is active. >> > >> >>> I'm running OS 9.1 >>> > I appreciate your help. I'm a mom homeschooling 2 teens, and the greater > problems have been working out chemistry and algebra misunderstandings > this morning than trying to figure out what H.P. has to say in their > slim manual. I did check the manual previously but there didn't seem to > be any specific info for this silent refusal to print. > Thanks very much for walking me through this problem. > Fran > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September 24 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September 24 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
