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David E. Ross
I have an old HP LaserJet 5L printer. I bought it new almost 10 years
ago. It still works well. I used it with Windows 95 and then Windows
98SE.
I just got a new PC with Windows XP.
While the HP printer still works well with my new PC and Windows XP, I
am now missing the printer status window that would show me the number
of pages to print and would allow me to pause or cancel the printing.
This window would automatically popup whenever I printed.
Also, if there is a paper jam or misfeed, I used to get a popup dialog.
This no longer happens.
Finally, when printing, an icon would appear in my tray that would allow
me to open the window that can also be reached by [Start > Settings >
Printers and Faxes] and opening a printer icon. This icon no longer
appears.
How can I enable these windows, popups, and icons? I still have the CD
with the HP software for Windows 95 (which worked very well on Windows
98), but I was advised not to try installing it with Windows XP.
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ago. It still works well. I used it with Windows 95 and then Windows
98SE.
I just got a new PC with Windows XP.
While the HP printer still works well with my new PC and Windows XP, I
am now missing the printer status window that would show me the number
of pages to print and would allow me to pause or cancel the printing.
This window would automatically popup whenever I printed.
Also, if there is a paper jam or misfeed, I used to get a popup dialog.
This no longer happens.
Finally, when printing, an icon would appear in my tray that would allow
me to open the window that can also be reached by [Start > Settings >
Printers and Faxes] and opening a printer icon. This icon no longer
appears.
How can I enable these windows, popups, and icons? I still have the CD
with the HP software for Windows 95 (which worked very well on Windows
98), but I was advised not to try installing it with Windows XP.
--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com/>
Concerned about someone (e.g., Pres. Bush) snooping
into your E-mail? Use PGP.
See my <http://www.rossde.com/PGP/>