On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:13:42 -0400, Eustace wrote:
> On 2010-08-18 20:40 Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:22:46 -0400, Eustace wrote:
>>
>>> On 2010-08-17 00:40 vista bill wrote:
>>>> On Aug 16, 8:23 pm, Eustace<emf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2010-08-15 03:22 Dominic Payer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Start here
>>>>>> http://support.dell.com/support/down...us&l=en&s=gen&...
>>>>>> and download and install the driver needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, I installed the newest driver just in case. Well, this time I did
>>>>> observe something different: While the driver software congratulated me
>>>>> for connecting my printer, there was this Windows alert:
>>>>>
>>>>> =============
>>>>> Microsoft Windows
>>>>> Printer Communication System stopped
>>>>> working and was closed
>>>>>
>>>>> A problem caused the application to stop
>>>>> working correctly. Windows will notify you if
>>>>> a solution is available
>>>>> =============
>>>>>
>>>>> The situation is as described in my original message. What should I do now?
>>>>>
>>>>> emf
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> It ain't THAT, babe! - A radical reinterpretationhttps://files.nyu.edu/emf202/public/bd/itaintmebabe.html
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> When something like that happens to me, I restart my computer and see
>>>> if things work ok. They always seem to be ok after a restart. You
>>>> might need to restart a second time.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>
>>> Do you mean restart and try to reinstall the driver?
>>>
>>> emf
>>
>> He means "did you reboot after installing the driver and before trying it?"
>
> Well, I didn't right away after installing the driver, but I have
> rebooted a few times since them. I just rechecked Start > Settings >
> Printers. Unfortunately there is not V305 there...
>
> Is there any way to find the nature of the problem that caused the
> Printer Communication System application to stop working correctly?
>
> emf
It's pretty mysterious to me.
I would start doing things like checking (replacing) the USB cable and
making sure the cable is USB-2, not USB-1. Also make sure the printer is
*not* plugged into an external USB hub, but directly into the computer. Use
another port.
I would also consider completely uninstalling the driver and other printer
software and starting over. Do all of that with the printer *un* plugged.
After the printer software and drivers are installed, then plug the printer
in.
Either that, or install the software with the printer *plugged in*. That
sounds dumb, but some devices require it one way and some require it the
other way.
I's also try setting up a borrowed printer of a different brand to see if
that works, thus halfway pointing to the printer and its software as the
villain - or if that fails too, then it might be your computer or OS.
That's the best I can do - wish it was better...
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
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