Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
The Children's Medical Center
One Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404
937-641-4293
http://www.childrensdayton.org
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/5/2004 6:50:16 PM >>>
I just saw this Brother laser printer for $140. It looks like it might be
the successor to the 1440.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10351878&adid=17070&dcaid=17070
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Roadrunner, HP printers and Win 2K HELL
> If you don't print in color much, I would stop worrying about which inkjet
> to get and instead get an inexpensive laser printer.
>
> If usb is okay and you don't need ethernet, the Brother HL-1440 is under
> $200.
>
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=749191&location_info=SG_3_DV_16_SC_1605001_SK_749191
>
> We have the same printer at home but with networking and it's really,
really
> nice. My partner does book layout and has printed thousands of pages on it
> and we're still using the original toner cartridge.
>
> There is also a Samsung for under $200 that some people have mentioned
> liking:
>
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=431488&location_info=SG_3_DV_16_SC_1605007_SK_431488
>
> And if you do want the occasional color print, buy that inexpensive
inkjet.
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Candace Cottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Roadrunner, HP printers and Win 2K HELL
>
>
> > What a sucky way to do business.... tell the people it's their computer
> (which worked fine until the HP printer was connected).
> >
> > Well, I went home at lunch time and got Roadrunner working again. I went
> into Internet Options and fooled with the Connections, rebooted and alas!
> the internet was back up.
> >
> > I'm still a little leary about the Device manager, though. I'll try to
get
> all those yellow exclamation points resolved tonight.
> >
> > As for printers, buy.com has a new Laexmark similar to my Z42 for $43.00
> including shipping.
> >
> > The cartridges are included. So why, pray tell, would I buy 2 cartridges
> at $35 a piece when I can get a new printer with cartridges included for
> $43?
> >
> > Also, I don't print in color all that much, but when I do, it's
something
> high-res. Do you all think I'd still be better off with a Canon or Epson?
I
> had an Epson from 1997-2000 and it worked well. Then I got the Lexmark in
> 2000.
> >
> >
> > Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
> > The Children's Medical Center
> > One Children's Plaza
> > Dayton, OH 45404
> > 937-641-4293
> > http://www.childrensdayton.org
> >
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/5/2004 12:40:26 PM >>>
> > Crap, that exact same thing has happened to my friend with the exact
same
> printer - his computer running win98.
> > I worked and worked on it. He called HP tech support and they told him
the
> same thing.
> >
> > Hmmm... sounds like a bad company problem to me.
> >
> > - Matt Small
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Candace Cottrell
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:00 PM
> > Subject: Roadrunner, HP printers and Win 2K HELL
> >
> > Bought an HP printer Saturday because I was pissed that the Lexmark
> > cartriges were $40.
> >
> > Tried to install drivers for HP. Didn't work. Repeated for 3 hours.
> >
> > Called HP tech support.
> >
> > Anybody ever tried to talk to HP? *sigh*
> >
> > They told me my USB ports were bad and that's why I couldn't install
my
> > new HP 3620. SOOOO, I uninstalled all the USB devices on my machine,
> > reinstalled them. They all worked fine.
> >
> > Tried to install the HP drivers again and .... no luck.
> >
> > So I thought "My Win 2K probably needs updated."
> > And I went off to MS.com and downloaded the latest critical update.
> > Installed it (SP4).
> >
> > Packed up HP POS and reconnected the Lexmark. Drivers re-installed
like
> > a charm.
> >
> > Then Roadrunner stops working.
> >
> > I did ipconfig. I have an IP. Tried to release/renew. Locked up the
> > Cmd.
> >
> > Tried to ping anything. Locked up the cmd.
> >
> > Uninstalled and reinstalled TCP/IP. No change.
> >
> > When I uninstalled all the USB stuff, I did install the drivers for
the
> > cable modem (which I dont think were there before).
> >
> > So, I am pseudo connected according tot he tray icon and ipconfig.
> >
> > But IE, MSNMsgr, AOL IM, Nutscrape seem to disagree.
> >
> > Get "finding site www.google.com" for a looong time.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
> > The Children's Medical Center
> > One Children's Plaza
> > Dayton, OH 45404
> > 937-641-4293
> > http://www.childrensdayton.org
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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