Network printer status stays "offline" in Win XP

Sounding like a device specific problem here. I think you need to contact HP
as they know their hardware setups best.

good luck!

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"Sharon" <skent@njtimes.com> wrote in message
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> I have properly installed the latest drivers for a
> networked (by IP address) Laserjet 4500. It will not
> give me a ready status. When I reboot, it will print one
> thing from the queue and then sit like a lump. The PC
> thinks it is in offline mode and it is not. It does not
> print even when I click on the test doc. and say restart.
>
> I del. the TCP/IP port, printer and reinstalled. Same
> thing.
>
> Any ideas?