Printer Problem I've just ungrade my AOpen AX34-U CPU PIII computer and everything was working fine when I use Windows2000 Professional installed on that motherboard, but after I changed from Windows2000 Pro to XP Professional that is where I have problem with my Printer. The montherboard maye can't detect the printer connected to my computer. Few things I do before saying this. 1. I change the printer cable 2. I install the printer software first before conecting the printer. 3. Connect the printer to another computer and it it working just fine. I need your answers to this problem. Skud

Are you using Printer cable (LPT) or USB cable? If you are using Printer (LPT) cable, do the following test: Activate command prompt (Start-Run and type CMD) On command prompt, type dir >prn This command sends the directory list on to the printer. This command works even without driver. It is like a hardware test. Make sure that the printer is ready and has paper. If the pinter uses USB interface then do the following: Make sure that the USB interface is working, you can verify this by viewinf the hardware list (right click Mycomputer select properties and then hardware, device manager. At thebottom you can see Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Expand the tree and look if there are errors (? or !) If the USB is not installed properly maybe you have to install the motherboard XP driver from AOpen or you can install Service Pack 2 .

Two possibilities, if you are in possession of the motherboard drivers you will need to install them as windows xp will be using generic ones and may not be suitable for your board, also try installing in a different usb port. The other is that the drivers you are using will probably be win 2000 and in your case it wont work with XP, so go to your printer manufacturer web site and download and install XP drivers.