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Printer issues with Panther
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Feb 17, 2004, 08:36 AM
 
Hello : )

I upgraded to Panther last night and now I cannot install or configure any printers. If I open Printer Setup Utility and click on Add, nothing happens... zilch, nada : (

I got the Panther Print Fix utility from AllOSX.com, but that didn't help. I downloaded Printer Setup Repair and ran all the diagnostics and repairs. Still nothing... What the freak is going on?

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Feb 17, 2004, 05:49 PM
 
Make sure the printer you're trying to add to print setup is turned on.

Otherwise ...

Printing Problems in Panther
Several other users have reported that after they updated to Panther from Jaguar that they could no longer print to their printer. Hewlett-Packard printers seem to have been especially hit by this problem. Several solutions have been proposed. It may be necessary to use them together to fix your printing problem.

1. Delete the setup for your printer and then reinstall your printer's drivers. Delete the printer from Printer Setup Utility. Restart. Add your printer.
2. Delete the drivers that come with Mac OS X 10.3 and install the drivers available on the Web site of the printer's manufacturer.
3. Delete all of the "com.apple.Print.(...).plist" files from your ~/Library/Preferences folder.
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