printer problem

hi, i use windows xp home edition and i have a hp deskjet 510 (pretty old).

When i want to print something, the printer makes a few sounds and then stops. Sometimes it works (i've succesfully printed about 5 pages) and most of the time it doesn't.

When i connected the printer to an old laptop (using windows 95 or 98) it worked perfecty (with wordpad and notepad that is).

When i used notepad, wordpad on the old computer; it would just print it (little message box : "printing bla bla").

On my computer, when i print it; i get a window where i can choose which printer, how many pages etc.)

-> I DONT WANT THAT

I just want the damn thing to print...

so, can anybody help me to get rid of this box and just directley print it??

thnx,
-Tonnic

hmm, now i can do it, but the program (notepad, wordpad) just crashes

Try this - disconnect the printer from the computer, hold the power button down and click the other button on the printer three times, then release the power button. If its like most HP printers I've seen you should get some kind of diagnostic report.

Also, try restarting XP's Printer Spooler service. You might want to look up what mode the parrellel port should be set on in your BIOS (for newer HP printers, they recommend ECP for Windows 2000).

haha, real stupid... after completing entire troubleshooter i thought of checking the connection...

the damn cable wasn't even connected to my computer =)

still has problems though, i'll try to fix it today..


heh