"What you are trying to do, is often to stay off line long enough for your IP to be allocated to someone else, which will then FORCE the server to assign you a new IP . Breaking the DHCP lease, and disconnecting equipment during this time, increases your chances of this." "Most people have dynamic IP's these days, which means it should be easy to switch IPs , yet for some people this may not work very well. In some cases, especially with new Fiber optic networks, even if you RESET, or UNPLUG your router , you still get the same IP when you return online. That's because there is a additional device, a fiberoptic bridge, that sits usually outside the house, is powered from the pole, and cannot be easily reset or powered down by the user. This device will continue to hold a live connection (and thus an IP)even when you fiddle with your router."

Are the print jobs being sent to the printer queue? Are you seeing the little printer icon down is the system tray? When you open it up, is there an error on the first job? Maybe stopping and starting the print spooler would help. Open a command prompt (click start-->Run, type in cmd and click OK) type the following two commands and press the enter key after each: net stop spooler net start spooler Have you deleted or uninstalled the printer a couple of times? Trying to figure out why it's showing LPT3 and not LPT1 after a clean reload of Windows. The DOT4_001 port is related to the USB connection and is perfectly normal for an HP all in one (showing both is normal). Another thing I can think of, you might try uninstalling (deleting) the printer from the Printer and Faxes folder, then unplug the usb cable from the computer side. Restart Windows, then plug the USB back in. BTW, the others that are attempting to help you don't necessarily know what you mean when you write "Have re-installed os, anitvirus, drivers, downloads from both manufactures for all" or "Have checked settings and options, many times, will do it again". Maybe you are repeating the same steps over and over missing just one critical piece. Like, for instance, HP printers install better if you wait for the installation to complete before plugging in the USB cable. The installation will tell you to plug it in, but there is a check mark there allowing you to plug it in later. Sometimes scanning issues are power related too, maybe try a different electrical outlet. Hope you get it sorted, Pam

If you're trying to print a web page, sometimes the page coding produces funky (or blank) print pages. Try to copy the material you want to print, then paste it into a word processing program - MS Word, Open Office, or even Word Pad if that's what you have. Then try to print that, but look at print preview first to be sure the appearance seems right. Did that produce a better result?

I posted this last year, so it's just a copy/paste. The labels are washable. I have several on quilts which have been washed numerous times. This is about using the Bubble Jet Set solution: Posted by mary_c (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 10:03 Oh, I just follow the directions on the bottle, and it works fine. Perhaps the "hint" I had was the type of freezer paper I used - it's heavier than the stuff on a roll. It's also precut in 8.5x11" sheets, so it goes through the printer beautifully. I think Nancy's Notions may now sell this, but I got mine from C. Jenkins Necktie Company. Link below. Posted by mary_c (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 10:38 Well, I just learned something! The C. Jenkins is Cathy Jenkins, and she started out making custom handmade neckties. She INVENTED Bubble Jet Set! It's a pretty interesting website. And here's the website again: Here is a link that might be useful: C. Jenkins company