Digital BW, The Print

Here's an update:

- Tried to reinstall the original driver from a download file.  Seemed
to work ok but printer still uses new driver.  Tried turning printer
off/on, no luck.

- tried again with a reboot, same result.

- uninstalled printer, then tried to reinstall printer from scratch
using original install disk.  Got part way through and failed - can't
find some DLL.  Now am really stuck.  Can't go back or forward.  How nice.

- Used System Restore, selecting last restore point, rebooted, printer
still sees new driver.  Darn!  Worse than a worm.

- Did system restore again with last night's restore point, rebooted,
this time the 2400 is there and properties shows the original driver.
 However, any program trying to print to the 2400 causes a runtime error.

- uninstalled the 2400 again, tried to install again from original
disk.  This time it worked.  Printer shows original driver and can
make test print.  Bet you think this drama is finally over,
huh...guess again.

- Now I open photoshop CS and it says I need to reactivate because the
system has changed.  Clicked the reactivate button, it goes on line
and gets rejected - pops up window showing serial# and activation #
and says I need to activate by phone.  Called in and got the auto
system that says to enter the numbers.  Acceps serial#, rejects the
activation # (twice - says it has too many digits).  Finally after the
usual rigamarole I get a real person on the phone who sounds like he's
in India and I can hardly understand him.  After my explanation he
puts me on hold for awhile.  then comes back and asks for the two
numbers, then on hold again.  then he says it was rejected because it
has already been activated twice, and wants an explanation.  I explain
that a few months ago I installed a new MB and CPU, which required an
activation.  He accepts that and gives me an authorization code, it works.

- Finally.  am back in business with original driver and everything
seems to be ok.  Total time for this fun little exercise is about 3.5
hours.  Half a day wasted.  What joy.

- Moral of the story - don't update the driver unless you are _REALLY_
sure you want it.


Regards,
Clayton


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