After a clean un-install, which hopefully you've done if not read
this
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm. Then,
check to make sure the USB port is powered
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822968&Product=winxp
Download the driver for win XP
http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi
Follow the instructions to the letter. Do everything exactly as
directed, especially with disconnecting and reconnexcting the USB
cable. Then read this next article and change the settings and see
what you get:
*<
[email protected]> posted on 4/21/04
*Lexmark suggested that I change the print processor to WinPrint and
*set the default data type to NT EMF 1.008
*the world is a much better place. not only are jobs deleted from the
*spool but they also go to the printer faster (because not as large)
*Perhaps I may have gotten to this on my own but I've simply never had
*to deal with print spool issues so I've never investigated processor
*and data types - I can't remember the last time I even looked at
these
*settings. Ah well, more wisdom for me I guess.
This is where you do the trial and error thing
*I have an X83. I hadn't been able to print for 2 weeks. I opened
*printers and faxes, right-clicked on Lexmark X83, properties, clicked
*the advanced tab, clicked Print Processor, changed the Print
Processor
*to WinPrint and tried the default data type NT EMF 1.008: nothing
*happened. That was good because nothing froze, no error messages.
So
*I tried 1.007, and again nothing happened when I tried to print a
test
*page from the General tab. But oh Boy! When I entered NT EMF 1.006
*and hit print test page from the General tab, this old X83 started
*printing like nobody's biznuss.
