> Hello,
> I'm running a USB printer in Win2000 SP4.
> It's an Epson Stylus 860.
>
> In settings/printers I see two printers:
> http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/printers.JPG
>
> My method of using this printer with the least amount of
> hassle is to first turn the printer on, prior to booting the PC.
>
> The thing that's bothering me is that some times the
> (copy 2) incarnation of the printer is the one that works,
> and has to be selected in the application I'm printing from,
> and sometimes it's the other one.
>
> If I look in device manager and select show hidden
> devices, under printers, I see the good one, with
> a solid icon, and the other with a faded icon :
> http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/devmgr1.JPG
>
> Under properties the faded icon printer says::
> http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/devmgr2.JPG
>
> In an attempt to solve this problem I've deleted all printers,
> from settings/printers and from device manager.
>
> Once the printer is redetected and reinstalled, the
> same problem with the 2 copies occurs again.
>
>
> What's going on ? Any info appreciated.
>
> Dave

>da_test wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I'm running a USB printer in Win2000 SP4.
>> It's an Epson Stylus 860.
>>
>> In settings/printers I see two printers:
>> http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/printers.JPG
>>
>> My method of using this printer with the least amount of
>> hassle is to first turn the printer on, prior to booting the PC.
>>
>> The thing that's bothering me is that some times the
>> (copy 2) incarnation of the printer is the one that works,
>> and has to be selected in the application I'm printing from,
>> and sometimes it's the other one.
>>
>> If I look in device manager and select show hidden
>> devices, under printers, I see the good one, with
>> a solid icon, and the other with a faded icon :
>> http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/devmgr1.JPG
>>
>> Under properties the faded icon printer says::
>> http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/devmgr2.JPG
>>
>> In an attempt to solve this problem I've deleted all printers,
>> from settings/printers and from device manager.
>>
>> Once the printer is redetected and reinstalled, the
>> same problem with the 2 copies occurs again.
>>
>>
>> What's going on ? Any info appreciated.
>>
>> Dave

> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:46:58 -0600, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>In device manager did you "View" Show Hidden and get rid of those too?
>>
>
> Yes I did.  But as I said, upon redection, within perhaps 2 or 3 uses
> of the printer I'm back to square one.
>
> Dave
>
>
>>da_test wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>I'm running a USB printer in Win2000 SP4.
>>>It's an Epson Stylus 860.
>>>
>>>In settings/printers I see two printers:
>>>http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/printers.JPG
>>>
>>>My method of using this printer with the least amount of
>>>hassle is to first turn the printer on, prior to booting the PC.
>>>
>>>The thing that's bothering me is that some times the
>>>(copy 2) incarnation of the printer is the one that works,
>>>and has to be selected in the application I'm printing from,
>>>and sometimes it's the other one.
>>>
>>>If I look in device manager and select show hidden
>>>devices, under printers, I see the good one, with
>>>a solid icon, and the other with a faded icon :
>>>http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/devmgr1.JPG
>>>
>>>Under properties the faded icon printer says::
>>>http://home.comcast.net/~davetest/devmgr2.JPG
>>>
>>>In an attempt to solve this problem I've deleted all printers,
>>>from settings/printers and from device manager.
>>>
>>>Once the printer is redetected and reinstalled, the
>>>same problem with the 2 copies occurs again.
>>>
>>>
>>>What's going on ? Any info appreciated.
>>>
>>>Dave
>
>