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jcclark33

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:21 pm
Post subject: Printer Communication Not Available error
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I get a "communication not available" error whenever I try to print to my
printer which is connected via USB. I have tried disabling the firewall
(Norton), turning off auto-protect (norton), unplugging printer from
computer, unplugging printer from power, and re-installing. Nothing seems to
work. Anyone have any suggestions?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:50 pm
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And the make and model of printer is.......?

Do other USB devices all work OK?

Have you tried another USB cable?
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"jcclark33" wrote in message

>I get a "communication not available" error whenever I try to print to my
> printer which is connected via USB. I have tried disabling the firewall
> (Norton), turning off auto-protect (norton), unplugging printer from
> computer, unplugging printer from power, and re-installing. Nothing seems
> to
> work. Anyone have any suggestions?

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 10:21 am
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I have a similar issue... I even bought a new printer and the issue is
the same! From a HP to a Kodak. The usb port makes the sound detecting
a device and device disconnected. The printer dialogs show that the
printer(s) are available and installed but whenever you try a print
dialog, (the drivers are new) they sit in a print status window near the
clock, they are not paused and they say printing. I have gone thru the
trouble to start any services which are manual start or which were
disabled. nothing. I ran system config and verified anything is not
starting when booting. nothing found.

I can get into each printers supplied software and I can get to the
dialogs on each for maintenance areas (if they were not connected you
can't get to these dialogs) and when either printer is attempted to
print a test page I recieve a printer communication error.


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