06-10-2002, 11:54 AM
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Canon printer problems
I used to be able to print from my computer as recently as 2-3 weeks ago. Since then I moved to a bigger room in the house. When I try to print it says that the background printer monitor is not installed or working. I can't print out a test page but I can print out a print alignment page. Uninstalled the printer and reinstalled the printer again. Still no go.
The only thing I added recently was my new Ti 4200 video card. I don't see how this really interferes with the printer being "busted". If it helps any my printer is the canon 8200 (discontinued but still supported).
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06-10-2002, 12:00 PM
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your problem is windows. Your best bet would be to toss it out the window and go here http://apple.com/switch
You will have by far less problems.  I would see if there are any updates to the printer driver from canon. My parents used to have a canon, and the software crapped out on them, but it never had any problems printing.
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06-10-2002, 02:51 PM
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If I wanted to switch windows to a mac I'd go here
Mac OS instantly *warning* Don't freak out...not for the newbie, casual user. |
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06-10-2002, 07:02 PM
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that ones been around, too bad its only os 8, and you still have all the hardware incompatibilities of a intel/amd box. |
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06-11-2002, 12:37 AM
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hehehe...thanks, i gotta remember that one |
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06-13-2002, 08:56 AM
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Admiral
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Sigh...after installing the latest printer drivers I get the same error message. The BJ Background Monitor is not installed or working. I've double clicked the executable and it's a no go. I guess I'll remove my video card since that's when I started getting all these problems and try again.
Anyone else have any ideas that doesn't involve upgrading to a new OS? |
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06-13-2002, 09:01 AM
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