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Problems?: Troubleshooting Tips Why won't it print? Continued What is the problem? I have a USB cable, and when I try to print I get a message saying "There was an error writing to LPT1." The printer is really slow. Possible cause You may not have plugged your USB cable in before installing the software. Your computer may have less than minimum system requirements. Too many software programs may be running at the same time. To solve the problem... 1 Disconnect the USB cable from your printer. 2 Uninstall your printer software. a Click Start Programs HP DeskJet 990C Series HP DeskJet 990C Series Uninstall. b Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen. 3 Reconnect the USB cable to your printer. The USB installation screen should appear again. 4 Reinstall the printer software. See the Quick Start Poster. 1 Check the amount of RAM and processor speed in your computer. See "System Requirements" on page 85. 2 Free up some space on your hard drive. Having less than 100MB of free space on your computer's hard drive can mean longer processing times. Close all unnecessary software programs. 60

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Problems?: Troubleshooting Tips
I have a USB cable, and
when I try to print I get a
message saying “There was an
error writing to LPT1.”
You may not have plugged your
USB cable in before installing the
software.
1
Disconnect the USB cable from your printer.
2
Uninstall your printer software.
a
Click
Start
Programs
HP DeskJet 990C Series
HP DeskJet
990C Series Uninstall
.
b
Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen.
3
Reconnect the USB cable to your printer. The USB installation screen
should appear again.
4
Reinstall the printer software. See the
Quick Start Poster
.
The printer is really slow.
Your computer may have less than
minimum system requirements.
1
Check the amount of RAM and processor speed in your computer. See
“System Requirements” on page 85.
2
Free up some space on your hard drive. Having less than 100MB of free
space on your computer’s hard drive can mean longer processing times.
Too many software programs may
be running at the same time.
Close all unnecessary software programs.
Why won’t it print?
Continued
What is the problem?
Possible cause
To solve the problem…