Try reinstalling printer software? Selecting you printer in the Chooser. Rick Barrett wrote:
>Sometimes (usually when my wife needs to print somethimg right NOW!) >My PowerCenter 180, OS 9.1, pops up this warning window: "Unable to >Print. The Serial Port is in use by another Application..." It also >tells me to quit the other app(s) and try again. >This NEVER works, even with all other apps off, including those that >don't use the Serial port. Have tried about everything to make this >intermittant problem go away permanently. Late last night finally got >printer LW300LS to go after restarting. Same problem trying to use >SW1200. Have zapped pram, rebuilt desktop, run Norton SystemWorks, >DiskWarrier, no change. Sometimes a restart solves it for a few days >or weeks, but problem keeps returning. In the last couple of years it >seems to hapen about once a month, and I've had exactly the same >problem with my 7100 with both OS8.1 and 9.1. Appletalk is off, >Chooser seems OK, can't find any applicable info in the Apple >database.Does the same thing in Word 5.1a, SimpleTalk, Eudora, >whatever. Computer not on a network. >My wife is starting to believe her friends who tell her to solve this >problem by getting a Dell.(Arrrghh!) >What am I missing? > >Rick > > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
