 RocksterPremium
join:2002-03-03
Brisbane AU | reply to Mele20
Re: [XP Pro] Can't Cancle Print Job Hi Mele20
I had the same problem as you. My Epson printer (which was a GREAT printer when it was bought in 1997 for over $500) worked just fine with the accompanying software on 98SE.
When I swapped over to XP I had to use the generic XP drivers as the Epson drivers wouldn't load with XP and even though Epson acknowledged that this was a known problem they didn't actually do anything to correct it. It lost a lot of it's functionality and also the ability to cancel a print. However, I don't blame this on XP, I blame Epson for failing to fix a problem. As the printer was over 6 years old by this time, I voted with my pocket and bought another printer, making sure it was anything but an Epson.
From what I've heard (from others)and found out (myself) about the HP printers since I've owned one (such as the inability to cancel a print not to mention the bloated software that inserts no less than 5 processes in the task manager) the next printer I buy will be anything but an Epson or an HP. |
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | It is not per se an XP problem. It is the driver though for XP that is the problem. I didn't intend to imply that I "blame" XP and Microsoft. Of course not, I blame HP and I too will not be buying another HP. I was simply pointing out that the OP's problem was perhaps like mine, the forcing of the use of the generic XP driver, because the vendor figured if they didn't provide a driver for XP that users would buy a new printer from them.
My printer was four and one-half years old when I got my new XP Pro box. I think a $300 printer should last 6-7 years at least. This was not one of the el cheapo throw away printers you can find now at Walmart, etc. It was the latest and best of of the DeskJets when I purchased it. Had I spend $100 on a printer, I could see buying a new one at four years...a $100 one probably would have fallen apart by then (or before) anyhow.
What angers me the most was HP widely advertising that all their printers would work great with XP and that was a blatant lie. HP is known best for quality in its printers. The better ones can expect a ten year life and when I purchased this I was told I would get about ten years of use. That was a big selling point in my purchasing this one instead one of HP's cheapies. The printer works fine at six and one-half years just as HP said and I never had any problems with it other than the driver problem.
When I do buy another it will probably be a Dell.
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 damonlabPremium
join:2001-05-02
Detroit, MI | said by Mele20:When I do buy another it will probably be a Dell. A Dell printer? HA! Have you priced the consumables for Dell printers?
I thought HP consumables were steep until I looked a the Dell consumables. |
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | That's interesting, and no I haven't priced the consumables. I would before buying and I would read reviews of various printers, users comments, etc. I hope to use the current printer until I need a new computer and my XP box is not yet two years old....so I really don't know what I will buy at that time. Thanks for pointing out the Dell consumables price is high. I want to get an all in one (printer,scanner, copier) whenever I do buy.
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Around 2005 a sudden spark will catalyze a Crisis mood. The very survival of the nation will seem to be at stake.Sometime before 2025, America will pass through a great gate in history. The risk and promise will be very high. The Fourth Turning Wm. Straus |
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