Hello Eric,

I know about that setting, so this is not the problem. The fact that I
mentioned that I've opened up my pc before to replace the cpu fan is just to
show that maybe I've made something loose. I've opened up the pc again and
found that I actually couldn't dislodge anything by simple nudges with
parallel port. It sits right on the motherboard without needing any
connection cables.

I've called Epson support and the guy said it might be something with the
Epson printer itself. Maybe the card is burnt or something, even though I
can get the printer to print out its own test page.

I don't have another computer at home. So can I do anything to isolate and
confirm the problem to be with something inside the printer??

Thanks.

Herbert

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Maybe this info that I found mightb help:

"Instead of rebooting your computer system to get the
printer back online. you can do this within your computer
while both are online. Go to Start, Settings, Printers,
Then you will see an icon in there for your printer. Right
click on the printer. If it shows the printer to be
offline, click set it to offline and it should go back
online after that. I have seen this many times when I was
working in IT. Being a technician on and off for the last
20 years."

I don't think that it has anything to do with the CPU.

Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
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-----Original Message-----
Hello,

I have an Epson Stylus Color 800 and OS is Win98SE.

I used to be able to print from it before, even after
I've installed
Fineprint.

But recently, after finally pinpointing the pc problem to
be a faulty cpu
fan, and having replaced the cpu fan, I can't print
anything from the
printer. When I try to test print, it will complain that
the printer is
offline, while the printer is turned on. I've tried
printing selftest pages
from the printer, and it still can print that out.

I've unplugged and replugged the connectors at both the
LPT1 port and at the
printer while they are both turned off. I think I've
checked everything.
The only thing I haven't checked is if I've dislodged
anything inside the pc
while I replaced the faulty cpu fan.

Hope someone here can point me somewhere.

Herbert


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