My mom's printer is printing out funny symbols and wingdings when she asks it to print. What could be wrong?
2007-09-03 08:44:12 · 8 answers · asked by lost.in.love 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
Turn the printer off, wait a minute, turn the printer back on. If it still does it after that, it is broken. Printers are so cheap they are hardly worth repairing.
2007-09-03 08:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The funny symbols are asci and hex codes. I haven't had people having that issue since DOS or Windows 3.11... Well, maybe in windows 95...
Unplug your printer. Ensure your able is plugged to your pc.
Connection is usually the issue, or its the next issue: the wron g OR correpted driver for your printer.
If you are using an HP Laser Jet printer, the codes can come from post script issues with the driver and the printer not being correct..
Lastly, if it continues, and you have installed new printer drivers, and checked the connections, etc... it could be a fried printer. I have seen this happen before with the controller going bad in a printer.
2007-09-03 08:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Bill 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-31 11:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your printer is confused and dosen't know what to print out so that's why. Turn off the printer and restart the computer and see if it works.Usually it works for me. Another way, is to stop putting paper in.
2007-09-03 08:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by icey2cute 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Usually it means your driver is corrupt.
Keep in mind however that there is a virus that will do this.
I believe this virus is called FunLove
So just reinstall your printer driver and run a virus scan, should patch things up.
2007-09-03 08:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by Simba 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
it meanz u got a jacked up printer and u need to buy a new one!
2007-09-03 08:48:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
it means your printer is messed up and you need to buy a new one.
2007-09-03 08:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is possesed..... get a priest in
2007-09-03 08:47:42 · answer #8 · answered by Ĕrotic Ńightmare 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋