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@MikelNJ wrote:

Have worked w/ Canon and am sure that it is not their issue.

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Not to sound overly skeptical, but somehow I'd expect that this would be Canon's position on the problem.  For what it's worth, 8200s work fine with SP2 and Epson USB printers.

 

While it's a bit of an extreme measure to take, one solution that's worked for a variety of issues has been to simply reinstall WinXP to a formatted drive, and get SP2 on immediately after the OS (followed by the system drivers), rather than after everything else has been installed.  It seems to integrate itself with everything better if it's installed ahead of peripherals and miscellaneous applications, which makes sense, given the modifications it makes to the core OS.

 

Thanks for the advice. I tried to update the USB drivers but all I get are the USBHUB and USBD drivers dated 7/1/2001. (This is with SP 2 installed).

Unfortunately I have had to roll back to SP1. My Canon is the primary printer on my system. I have an Epson Stylus Photo R200 color inkjet, along with a pleothora of USB devices that are not affected by SP2. All ports are set to prohibit windows from turning them off (in the device manager).

I just wish that Canon would sytep up to the plate and look into this. I have provided them with detailed information. All I got was a "There are no updated frivers or the MF5550, sorry for any inconvenince caused.".

I am throwing in towel on this, will sell the unit and go back to HP. Sorry Canon, but ya just didn't have what it takes.

Hi Flooby!

Funny you mention the Epson USB drivers...MY color imkjet printer is an Epson Stylus Photo R200 and it works fine, along with every other USB device.

I have already tried the colution that you suggested, and have the same reproducible problem. I am convinced that it's a Canon driver issue in this case.

Thanks for your input, it was appreciated.

Regards,

Mike