
Common Windows Problems
Common Windows Problems
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| Windows message during | 
 | Quit all software. Remove all software | 
| installation reads: “File in | 
 | from the StartUp Group, then restart | 
| Use.” | 
 | Windows. Reinstall the printer drivers. | 
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| Error Message: | 
 | Make sure the cables are connected | 
| “Error Writing to LPTx” in | 
 | correctly, the printer is on, and the | 
| Windows 9x. | 
 | Ready (front) light is on. | 
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 | turned on in the driver, it will also | 
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 | cause this message. | 
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 | Click on Start, Settings, Printers. | 
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 | Right click on the HP LaserJet 2100 | 
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 | driver and select Properties. Click on | 
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 | Details, Port Settings. Remove check | 
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 | from “Check Port State before | 
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 | Printing” box. Click OK. Click on | 
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 | Spool Settings. Select “Print Directly | 
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 | to Printer.” Click OK. | 
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 | Try printing again. | 
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| Error Message: | 
 | Close all other applications, reboot | 
| “General Protection Fault” | 
 | Windows, and try again. | 
| “Exception OE” | 
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| “Spool32” | 
 | Switch the printer driver. If the | 
| “Illegal Operation” | 
 | HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 6 | 
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 | Driver is selected, switch to another | 
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 | printer driver such as an HP LaserJet | 
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 | 2100 Series PCL 5e Driver or a | 
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 | Microsoft Driver. | 
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