rebooting when print selected

Rohan · External Since: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 1

When I start printing, w98 system reboots for no reason, immediately. It's a
dot matrix printer on a parallel port on another computer on the network.
Only happens on this printer (there are other printers attached) and since a
software update. Doesn't happen when using this printer from another pc.

Gary S. Terhune · External Since: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 4357

What "software update" occurred before this started happening? A Windows
Update? Some other application? The printer software itself, or drivers?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Rohan@Scafes Electronics" <Rohan@Scafes
Electronics DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I start printing, w98 system reboots for no reason, immediately.
It's a
> dot matrix printer on a parallel port on another computer on the network.
> Only happens on this printer (there are other printers attached) and
since a
> software update. Doesn't happen when using this printer from another pc.

RohanScafesElectronics · External Since: Dec 22, 2006 Posts: 1

Application software was updated. Other software on this PC does not cause
re-booting.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

> What "software update" occurred before this started happening? A Windows
> Update? Some other application? The printer software itself, or drivers?
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
>
> "Rohan@Scafes Electronics" <Rohan@Scafes
> Electronics.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B143375-E9EE-46BA-B567-7DFF329FBEC6@microsoft.com...
> > When I start printing, w98 system reboots for no reason, immediately.
> It's a
> > dot matrix printer on a parallel port on another computer on the network.
> > Only happens on this printer (there are other printers attached) and
> since a
> > software update. Doesn't happen when using this printer from another pc.
>
>
>

Gary S. Terhune · External Since: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 4357

What is the software? Does undoing the update to that software resolve the
problem? Can you reapply the update manually?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Rohan@Scafes Electronics"
<RohanScafesElectronics.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC448EAB-FDF0-49AF-A050-5B5E9C4BAC07@microsoft.com...
> Application software was updated. Other software on this PC does not
cause
> re-booting.
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>
> > What "software update" occurred before this started happening? A Windows
> > Update? Some other application? The printer software itself, or drivers?
> >
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS MVP Shell/User
> > http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> > http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
> >
> > "Rohan@Scafes Electronics" <Rohan@Scafes
> > Electronics.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7B143375-E9EE-46BA-B567-7DFF329FBEC6@microsoft.com...
> > > When I start printing, w98 system reboots for no reason, immediately.
> > It's a
> > > dot matrix printer on a parallel port on another computer on the
network.
> > > Only happens on this printer (there are other printers attached) and
> > since a
> > > software update. Doesn't happen when using this printer from another
pc.
> >
> >
> >