-=> Quoting Rich Wonneberger to Jean Parrot <=-

 >         Just for fun, now that you have the software working again, for
 >         my curiosity, would you try the first cable once more, just to
 >         see ? I just can not follow the setup that would do this and be
 >         hardware caused.
 RW> I dont understand it my self, but nothing supprises me any more.
 RW> I tried deleting the printer and port and re-installing the driver but
 RW> with the old cable it did the same.  I got the new cable & it did the
 RW> same thing.  I deleted the printer & port and re-installed the driver
 RW> and it worked. 
 RW> Not a teckie answer but I azzume it had something to do with the OS
 RW> and the printer talking to each other.

If you're using ECP then there's Extended Capabilities Port cables
Perhaps you got one of those?

Richard

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