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why do some pages print and some not until I restart the PC?

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Desk top PC is HP A 550 Y, printer isHP D1660, problem with both Firefox & Thunderbird. Pages usually print but, randomly, pages do not print, but can be printed by doing a Restart. During the restart I press the printer on/off button, which is flashing, and it stops flashing

Desk top PC is HP A 550 Y, printer isHP D1660, problem with both Firefox & Thunderbird. Pages usually print but, randomly, pages do not print, but can be printed by doing a Restart. During the restart I press the printer on/off button, which is flashing, and it stops flashing

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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This kind of intermittent problem can be hard to track down. When this happens, rather than restart your PC, have you tried unplugging and re-plugging your printer? (That usually helps with one OfficeJet I've seen.)

Edit: I mean the AC power plug, not the USB cable.

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Try to see the print preview and then print. If still persist then can print in pdf, see the results, Go for the file > page setup. Also check the printer properties.