Double Prints

[Guest]

I have a Hp Laserjet 4P and Win 98 SE. Any print request processes 2 copies. Can someone help with this. thanks

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Bytor71 on 06/13/01 03:13 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[hollett]

Power on your computer and hit 'F8' after the post screen (BIOS Screen).
You will now get a menu with options of Windows, Safe Mode, Command Prompt Etc. Select 'Safe Mode Command Prompt Only'
you will then come to the C:\ prompt.
Type in the following command 'dir > lpt1'(assumeing that your printer is on LPT1) and hit return.
your printer should print out a directory listing, if it prints 2 copys then you have a problem with the printer if you only get one copy then you have a driver problem in windows.

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[Guest]

Thank you, but it wont work because the printer is shared on a network, therefore not connected to lpt1. Any other options?

 

[hammerhead]

Do print requests from all machines on the network generate two copies?

Or just yours?

 

[Guest]

Just that one PC.

 

[hammerhead]

Only thing I can think of is the printer properties has 'copies' set to two.

From Start>Settings>Printers double-click on the printer icon, select 'printer' then 'properties' from the drop-down menu.

Somewhere in there you can select the number of copies.

 

[Guest]

Either that or its a Kodak printer, and you get the second set for free, LOL


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