Printing graphics but can't print text

Rocky · External Since: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1

Hi,

I have been stumped by this problem. We have a HP Deskjet 948C shared from
a Windows XP workstation.

There is one Windows 98 Workstation with the driver installed and set to
print to this printer. The print driver is the latest from HP for both XP
and 98 Workstations.

When I try to print a test page from the 98 Workstation, the printer goes
through the motion of printing everything yet the only thing visible on the
page are the 4 colours in the Window Symbol. No text is visible.

A test page from the XP workstation prints perfectly as it does from other
workstations (running xp)

We have another networked HP Deskjet 948C shared on another XP workstation.
With the only change being the unc path in the print driver on the 98
Workstation, the test page prints perfectly.

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks,

Rocky

novice_geek · External Since: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1

You should try to contact HP with your problem. Go to
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html and select an option and
tell them. Hopefully that will work

Good Luck!
--
novice_geek

"Rocky" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been stumped by this problem. We have a HP Deskjet 948C shared from
> a Windows XP workstation.
>
> There is one Windows 98 Workstation with the driver installed and set to
> print to this printer. The print driver is the latest from HP for both XP
> and 98 Workstations.
>
> When I try to print a test page from the 98 Workstation, the printer goes
> through the motion of printing everything yet the only thing visible on the
> page are the 4 colours in the Window Symbol. No text is visible.
>
> A test page from the XP workstation prints perfectly as it does from other
> workstations (running xp)
>
> We have another networked HP Deskjet 948C shared on another XP workstation.
> With the only change being the unc path in the print driver on the 98
> Workstation, the test page prints perfectly.
>
> Can anyone help with this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rocky
>
>
>

cass · Joined: Oct 07, 2009 Posts: 1

Hi Rocky
I just came across the problem you had in 2005 with not being able to print text unless there was some graphics on the page and wonder how you solved it.
I appear to have the same problem. If the page has some kind of picture or graphics i will print OK. If text only, it will churn out a blank page. Test page also OK.
No difference from netbook, desktop, word98, works, Office or word2007.
I run Windows home on HP deskjet 720c.
Any help from anybody will be greatly appreciated as this is driving me crazy.