Lexmark c524--have to keep reinstalling software

If you?re messing with a server then I assume you?re a network administrator but even so I?ll list everything I would do even the basic stuff that you have probably already tried:

-Reconnect to the server but don?t use the plug-and-play installation, reinstall and see if the server can print normally. The default printer settings have always worked for me for testing purposes, but I would check them to make sure nothing odd is set such as availability or security settings.

-Try physically connecting to a workstation lpt1 port instead of the USB. I?ve run into weird USB issues from time to time and parallel port printing is a fail safe for me.

-Try reinstalling on a Win XP workstation making sure you are using a driver from this page:http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/do... . I?m leaning towards the third one down, a PCL driver certified by Microsoft. Its an ?old? enough printer so you might even want to try letting the operating system search the Microsoft update site for a driver on file.

-If you?ve been using the same workstation all along to connect to the printer (network and local) I would try another unrelated workstation. There could be something odd going on there.

Try any suggestions that are new to you and let me know what happens. I should have a less hectic day on Thursday so I?ll try to monitor this a little more closely to give timely responses. Good luck. If you?re messing with a server then I assume you?re a network administrator but even so I?ll list everything I would do even the basic stuff that you have probably already tried: -Reconnect to the server but don?t use the plug-and-play installation, reinstall and see if the server can print normally. The default printer settings have always worked for me for testing purposes, but I would check them to make sure nothing odd is set such as availability or security settings. -Try physically connecting to a workstation lpt1 port instead of the USB. I?ve run into weird USB issues from time to time and parallel port printing is a fail safe for me. -Try reinstalling on a Win XP workstation making sure you are using a driver from this page: http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?category=Drivers&ccs=229:1:0:511:0:0&searchLang=en&os_group=WinXP . I?m leaning towards the third one down, a PCL driver certified by Microsoft. Its an ?old? enough printer so you might even want to try letting the operating system search the Microsoft update site for a driver on file. -If you?ve been using the same workstation all along to connect to the printer (network and local) I would try another unrelated workstation. There could be something odd going on there. Try any suggestions that are new to you and let me know what happens. I should have a less hectic day on Thursday so I?ll try to monitor this a little more closely to give timely responses. Good luck.

Are your workstations printing direct to the printer to to a server print queue? Also are you using W2k3 as a server? Are your workstations printing direct to the printer to to a server print queue? Also are you using W2k3 as a server?