Harry, Thank you, thank you. I have had the same problem and just let it lie for I had so many other things to do.
I don't know what to do about your back, sorry. John R. 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....? > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be July 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >
