One of the things to try is to find the printer "monitor"
application/utility and disable it.
This can be as simple as deselecting the printer status monitor in the
printer driver setup window, or as complex as using something like msconfig
to prevent the monitor from loading at startup. Worst case is having to use
regedit to remove the appropriate entries from the registery.
For whatever reasons the printer status monitors often have conflicts.
"Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:O6KdnYYzm6p231jdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The software is installed the printer connected to the USB port will work
if
> I deinstall the printer to the paralell port. It is only when both
printers
> are installed that the print functuion on the Lexmark printer (connected
to
> the USB port) does not work.
>
>
> "Cari (MS MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You need to install software for USB printers BEFORE connecting them to
> the
> > PC.
> > --
> > Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
> > www.coribright.com
> >
> > "Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:m5OdnTQYaIWSvVjdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I just got a new system running windows xp sp1 and it came with a
> lexmark
> > > X2250 all in one printer. I already have an HP laserjet 4200 printer.
> > When
> > > I connect the 4200 to the paralell port it works fine. I then
connected
> > the
> > > Lexmark to a USB port and the scanning function works but the when I
try
> > to
> > > print to it I get "communication in not avaiable" and the 4200 still
> works
> > > fine. I powered off the 4200 and then unitstalled it from the system
> and
> > > the Lexmark will then print. When I reinstall the 4200 the lexmark
gets
> > the
> > > communications error again.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to have multiple printers set up locally on the same
> system
> > > and if so what am I missing.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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