Hello.
I use Printer Canon i560.
A strange problem appeared recently.
My printer one day refused to do any kind of printing activities from any
window application including notepad. Worst than that, it isn't able to even
print a test page.
I checked absolutely all settings and wires. I reinstalled all printer
drivers from zero. Nothing helped.
Now the most interesting part comes: I can easily do all printer maintenance
jobs, which means computer, can freely communicate with printer.
So I am completely puzzled: Computer easily communicates with printer to do
all maintenance operations but it isn't able to even print a test page:?
How can that be possible?
Windows application's behaviour when trying to print is like there isn't any
printer installed or like there is configuration problem in the printer.
Recently because of W32.Sasser.Worm I installed a fresh patch from
Microsoft, which is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx
I know the problem is about this recent Microsoft patch installation, cause
I noticed that some of my friends started having same problem just after he
installed the same patch, considering that they actually use some other
printer brands.
I tried uninstalling the patch and after restart computer, my printer is
working fine. But since I can't let my machine without patch I installed the
newest version from Microsoft website again.
After computer restart problem of blocked printer appeared again.
Note: same printer installed on other machine that doesn't have patch
installed, works fine.
So, my computer simply refuses to do any printing activity, and I have no
doubts that it is all about patch.
Now I would like to ask how could I have my printer protected with the
patch, and printer in a working state?
Note: I tried uninstalling and reinstalling my printer in all possible ways,
but nothing changed, so that wouldn't be the solution.
My opinion is that the patch is blocking something in my operating system so
printing isn't possible.
Thanks a lot!
