Just to add to Darcy's advice: ZAP the PRAM
(Startup while holding down Command Option P R until you hear the Mac chime a few times. Then startup normally.) On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Darcy James Argue wrote: > > On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 05:00 PM, Georg Klee wrote: > > > A customer of mine has a iMac with OS 9 loaded on it she recently > > purchased a HP Laserjet 2200 and I cant get the printer to print any > > postscript documents it does not even appear in the chooser under the > > apple laserwriter icon, since you all helped with the 1200 and it uses > > the same built in postscript driver as the 2200, maybe you could > > explain to me how to go about step by step to install the printer so > > that it shows up in the postscript icon. > > First off, Georg, please don't send HTML to the list. We all prefer > plain text here. > > Second, I would download the very latest OS 9 drivers from HP's web > site and try installing those. Early versions of the 2200 drivers had > severe problems, but I believe they have been corrected in the latest > version. > > Finally, if this still doesn't work for you, here is the workaround > that used to be required with the old drivers. (It shouldn't be > necessary with up-to-date drivers, but just in case...): > > 1) Open the extensions manager and disable all "HP LaserJet.." > extensions. > 2) Trash all of your Desktop Printer icons. > 3) Trash the "HPUSBDot4Lib" fle in the Printing Plug-ins folder > 4) Trash the "LaserWriter 8 Prefs" file in the Printing Prefs folder. > 5) Trash the "HP LaserJet 2200" file in the Parsed PPD folder. > 6) Restart your Mac. > 7) Recreate your desktop printer by using the Desktop Printer Utility > and the "Printer (USB)" selection. > > Also, make sure the printer is plugged in directly to the iMac's USB > port, not a hub. > > - Darcy > > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Boston MA > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > Larry [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
