Oh no, apparently conflicting information, let me start over. Correct
anything that is wrong or mis-stated.

A. The printing issue is on one system running 98SE. The machine has been
isolated from the network by disconnecting the cable and is not connected to
any other source or part of the network [hardwired or wireless].

B. The printing WILL work, *at all times*, from the other networked
computers when connected, but will NOT work from the 98SE computer to which
the printer is connected.
B1. No other difficulties have been observed within the network.

C. The printer monitoring software DOES appear, indicating an attempt to
start the process but nothing happens when attempting to print from the 98SE
box.

D. The printer software has NOT been re-installed.

E. The printer settings WERE checked to ensure the normal settings and
printer specific settings were in place.

F. The systems are shutdown nightly.

The printer had a recall for its power cord:
http://www.hp.com/united-states/cons...ect/index.html
USB:
No response from printer
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...e=9992&lang=en
The Printer Will Not Print When You Click 'Print'
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...e=9992&lang=en

IF you need a driver or other for 98, you will need to look at
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/printers/software/


Okay, some general items to review:

Did you check the USB entries?

Are there any other devices sharing the USB channel?

Did you make sure that you haven't disabled any virtual or system settings,
or they have been corrupted/modified.

Troubleshooting Spool32 Error Messages (Q191949)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191949/en-us

Cannot Print in Windows After Upgrading to Windows 98 (Q191516)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191516/en-us

http://support.microsoft.com/search/... nt&1033comm=1

CLSID codes
Printer.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Scheduled Tasks.{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

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