Last year I purchased a refurbished 1320c laser printer.  The model I purchased had the integrated networking (not the add-on).  I love the printer, but I've been dealing with a very frustrating problem ever since I bought it.  The printer stops working every day and has to be manually reinstalled.  The reinstall will usually last about a day and then it needs to be repeated.

My house has four Dell laptops, all using versions of Windows 7.  We have one Gateway laptop using Windows Vista.  Until last week, we had a Dell desktop hooked up which used Windows Vista.  Each computer recognizes the printer as a network printer.  It just stop printing randomly after about a day.

Here's what I do each time the printer stops working in order to fix the problem:

Devices and Printers

Remove Device

Add a Printer

Network Printer

Select 1320c once it appears

Select Driver

Normally I select "Use uriver that is currently installed (recommended)," but I've also tried "Replace the current driver."  Either option works.

Sometimes I change the printer name...sometimes I leave it the same.  Both options work.

Usually I click "Do not share this printer," but I've tried to share it too on occasion.

Finish

 

This process only takes about a minute and it gets the printer working every time, but it's very frustrating to have to do this every day.  I've looked into every possible setting and I just can't figure out why the printer stops printing after 12-24 hours.  Once it stops working, the lights on the printer don't turn green at all.  It stays orange until I remove the device and reinstall it. 

Any ideas on how to fix this problem?