can't print to LPT1 after hibernate/standby

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Hello,

I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 and D/Port Advanced Port Replicator running
WinXP Pro SP2, with an HP Laserjet 4 connected to the parallel port on the
D/Port. The printer installs automatically and I can print fine, until I
disconnect and reconnect the laptop. Basically at the end of the day I put
the laptop into either standby or hibernate (printing problem occurs with
either) and then disconnect the laptop from the D/Port to take it home. That
evening I typically use the computer at home, returning to Hibernate before I
leave for work, then the next morning I dock the laptop again and turn it on
which restores from Hibernate. At this point I can no longer print to the
Laserjet 4 printer on LPT1. I've tried restarting the laptop, restarting the
printer, running self test on the printer, etc... and the only thing I've
found which works is to uninstall the LPT1 port in Windows Device Manager,
and then after the laptop restarts I can print again, but only until I
hibernate, and the whole cycle starts again.

Any ideas? Shouldn't my laptop be able to hibernate and wake up without
affecting it's connection to LPT1? Any help you can provide is much
appreciated!

Thanks,
John
 
In one of the other WinXP groups here somebody suggested disabling LPT1
before hibernating (when I leave the office), and re-enabling LPT1 when I get
back to the office. I tried this out and it works like a charm!
 
I believe that the problem can be solved by turning the laptop off instead
of going into hibernate.
One more likely possibility is what happens to the USB ports during
hibernate.There is an option to not turn off USB in the device manager
properties for USB. Try it.
 
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