If printer is on, Vista PC won't restart

[Guest]

Anyone else have this issue. If the printer (Canon Pixma MP130) is on, the
Vista PC will not restart. It gets to the BIOS screen and then you get a
black screen with a flashing DOS-like "_. " Once you turn off the printer,
Windows Vista starts. Any ideas?

 

[Kerry Brown]

In the BIOS make sure any options to do with booting from USB are disabled.
Alternatively remove any memory cards from the printer if it has that
capability.

 

[Richard Urban]

Try connecting the printer to another USB port. I have built-in ports and
extra ports from an add-in card. By changing to one or another of the ports
I can usually solve for problems like this. You may be able to also.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Michelle Steiner]

Anyone else have this issue. If the printer (Canon Pixma MP130) is on, the
Vista PC will not restart. It gets to the BIOS screen and then you get a
black screen with a flashing DOS-like "_. " Once you turn off the printer,
Windows Vista starts. Any ideas?

what a dumb error.

get a Mac