Ok the solution to this was so weird I simply had to share it...
What I omitted to mention was the computer is a laptop. Alan talking
about the cable reminded me of a time another USB device mysteriously
killed the entire computer. Toshiba tech support made me remove the
battery, hit the on switch thrice to drain all power, & run it without
the battery, on the cable.
Well I did the same thing now, & the printer works perfectly. Turns out
there was nothing wrong with any of the parts at all. But thanks for all
the help, I appreciate it.
Regards,
Wafa.
Alan Stern wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Wafa Hakim Orman wrote:
>
>> The cable is fine, because the printer works perfectly with another
>> computer (a Mac running OS X) using the same USB cable.
>
> It's entirely possible that the cable works okay with one computer but not
> with another. Compatibility between parts is always a little tricky.
>
> For example, I have a computer, USB cable, and USB disk drive enclosure
> that do not work together at all, but replacing any one of those three
> items is enough to make them start working!
>
> Alan Stern
>
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