Printer Troubles

[Blonde brain]

I have set my printer up through a USB connection but its now taking an age for it to print.
It appears to be taking its time sending the document from the application to the printer. It happens with all applications.
I have tried sending directly to printer and not spooling it, updated the driver.
If any one has any clues i would be appreciate your help......

[Duncan Rounding]

A few things you could try...

Try printing with only one USB device connected - remove any other devices such as harddrives etc.
Does your computer support USB at high speed? You can check in the computer BIOS to see if you can perhaps change to the new higher speed.
For that matter does your printer support high speed USB?
Check the transfer time to another device such as harddrive or memory stick - try transfering a large file and see if it's as fast as you'd reasonably expect.

There is a very big difference in transfer speeds of the old USB 1 to the latest USB 2. The terminology high speed vs full speed is also confusing.
High speed is 480Mbps(sometimes spec'd at 400), Full speed is 12Mbps, and the original low speed is 1.5Mbps.

[jont]

Also worth checking the USB cable is the one supplied for/with the printer - these often have the magnetic shield at one end.

USB devices are backwards and forwards compatible but will drop down to the lowest speed. As Duncan suggests - try removing all other USB items and connect straight to the port on the back of the machine on the motherboard and not via an extension cable, expansion port or any on the front of the tower as these can all effect speed (mine will only work when plugged directly into the mortherboard USB outlet)

[george]

Don't suppose anyone could comment on a problem I'm having printerwise?

Two pc's linked by a cable, both XP SPII.

One printer installed for both. Printer sharing enabled on both. Printer allowed via firewall on both.

Main pc prints 100% no problems whatsoever.

Second pc does register the documents to be printed in the printer properties window, but does not actually print them. This wee queue also prevents anything being printed on the main pc. If you cancel the items in the queue for the second pc, the main one prints away as normal.

Jeez, hope that makes sense.

(Items are being pointed to the correct printer).

[Duncan Rounding]

Not sure how you have the printer connected but if you have it connected to PC A say, then select to share it on that PC only. On PC B try not sharing the printer, just build a remote printer that will use PC A's printer - that will force all printing to be handled by just PC A. Of course you will then always have to have PC A on to be able to print from PC B but should work.

[george]

Its connected via USB to PC A only.

Have tried sharing, and not sharing.

Have uninstalled on PC B, reinstalled after PC B `found` it, but still won't print. As I said, the documents do end up in the proper print queue, but don't print, even after `re-starting` in the printer properties window.

[jont]

Have you tried installing the printer software / drivers onto PC B and testing the printer by connecting to PC B .... re-connect back to PC A then use the add new printer wizard on PC B and add a network printer (I assume you can see the printer on the network?) .... that worked for me on a very old dot-matrix printer and worth a shot as the local pc needed a direct driver install!!

[george]

Thats it jont, just put the Epson installation disc into pc B, pretended to install the printer as if it were pc B only and roberts yer auntie. Obviously a driver was lacking or something, despite `reading` it from pc A. I think.

Thanks for the effort lads.

[jont]

You have just doubled your printer costs

Glad you got it working - Windows Networking - simple as nucleur physics in Russian