Try clicking "Repair Disk".
: )
Just a thought...
--russ
On Jul 22, 2007, at 2:13 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
> As you may remember, last week I purchased a new MacBook Pro from
> MacAuthority.
>
> One of the first things I did after connecting the computer to my home
> network was set up my HP printers, a USB connected inkjet and a
> LaserJet
> 1200 connected via a printserver to my network.
>
> It was a quick process and everything went smoothly.
>
> I began installing apps and doing work including printing, mostly
> to the
> LaserJet.
>
> Last night I needed to print something and the LaserJet was not in the
> printer list - strange!
>
> So I opened up the Printer Pane in system preferences and set up the
> LaserJet but when tried to print a document nothing happened. So I
> deleted the printer and tried again - still not printing. I could
> print
> to the Laserjet from my wife's pc and from my old iBook. I could print
> my document to the inkjet printer. But I still could not print to the
> LaserJet from the MacBook Pro.
>
> I played around with the printer preferece pane, restarted the
> computer,
> restarted the printer and it's printserver, still I was not able to
> print to the LaserJet.
>
> I finally turned the computer off and went to sleep. This morning the
> problem was still there. Sherry and I rode our tandem bicycle to the
> swimming pool, swam laps and returned home. Still wouldn't print. I
> figured I was going to have to delete all the printer preferences and
> perhaps uninstall all those apps.
>
> Then I was struck by the proverbial bolt of lightening - "Repair
> Permissions, idiot."
>
> I did and the printer works just fine.
>
> So let this be a lesson to all of you out there. When things don't
> work
> as they ought, repair permissions.
>
> Harry
>
> BTW does anyone know how to repair permissions on my lower back....?
>
>
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