The printer installs as it shows up under printers in the 'settings" screen. I get this audible command that says "cannot communicate with the printer". All the connections are fine, I unplugged the printer and tried again, disconnected the power cord and reattached it. Rebooted and tried again. It does not print a test page from the printer properties. I have a USB connection and that is attached fine. This printer worked fine until I ran the recovery discs in the computer as it was infected with viruses and the memory was used up. The computer recovery discs wiped out something and the new printer driver I downloaded did not solve the problem. If I load the printer disc with the USB attached, the printer will not load at all. It will not even appear under " printers" . No icon or anything. If I load the printer disc with the USB disconnected from the printer, the printer icon shows up and the printer seems to have been installed. Only problem is that I get this "cannot communicate with the printer" message. I have communicated with Lexmark support and they keep saying to download a new driver but I keep telling them it does not solve the problem. This all happened after the computer recovery discs were run. I even tried to set the computer to an earlier date in time, but that did not work either. What else is left??? I'm not sure if the problem is the computer or the printer. The computer is a HP Pavillion with Windows ME. Thank you!!!
Marty