Comments on: Fixed – Printer Only Prints Test Page And Nothing Else

By: Mindblower

Mindblower — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:49:37 +0000

I had a similar printer problem some time ago. Solved it by unplugging not just the power, but the cable between printer and computer, Mindblower!

By: Marc Thomas

Marc Thomas — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:58:15 +0000

In reply to Sunny. Which firmware BIOS, Sunny?

By: Marc Thomas

Marc Thomas — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:57:33 +0000

In reply to Reg Watson.

Yes Reg, a decent explanation would be far to much to ask of Windows!
Poor Ned…

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:13:57 +0000

Yup; I recently had a printer problem also, and like you, I will usually run other way rather than deal with printer problems. My problem turned out to be related to a recent Windows 11 update. I even deleted the printer and reinstalled it, using new drivers from the printer’s web site. Nada. Then I did another update where the firmware bios was updated, and voila – printer now worked on e-mails, etc. The only thing it would print beforehand was the test page. As Charlie Brown used to say, “Aaaaagh!!”

By: Reg Watson

Reg Watson — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:08:50 +0000

Well done Marc.
Of course it would be too much to expect that if a print job was stuck Windows would have the sense to give up and go to the next wouldn’t it ? But no it hangs – waiting forever for confirmation that the problem print job completed successfully.
“Such is life” as the famous Australian Bushranger Ned Kelly said before he “hung” too.
Cheers
Reg