printer stopped in the middle of printing

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phil

I wonder if I am in the right newsgroup ?.
My Lexmark 5700 printer stopped in the middle of a printing job. No error
message or anything.
I can`t find any file on the pc about lexmark, except in the registry.
I went to Control Panel> printers and faxes and deleted the 5700 Lexmark.
Then I disconnected the printer from the pc. Rebooted the computer.
reconnected the printer, hoping that the computer would find and recognize
the printer. Nothing happened.

Any help appreciated. OS: windows xp, with latest updates.
Thanks Phil
 
Did you try the "Add a new printer" wizzard? I have had similar problems
with a newer HP on two different machines - I ended up switching from USB to
LPT1 on both machines to fix the problem.
 
Thanks Steve,
When I was installing the printer, I got a message , saying that if I had a
"plug and play" printer that connects through a USB port, I didn`t need the
printer wizard. Click Cancel, to close the "wizard> Plug in the printer
cable into your computer and turn the printer on. Windows will
automatically install the printer for you. I did that, but windows didn`t
install ANYTHING.There was no sign of a printer in the control panel.

After reading your message I used the "wizard". Now, when I click on
"Printers and faxes" in Control panel, at least the Lexmark 5700 is there,
but it still isn`t working. Any other ideas ? Thanks a lot.
 
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