I have Window xp operating stystem and tried to install a printer 3000 series but now having problem.

My computer has a problem communicating with my lexmark 1300 series printer. Why? I tried troubleshooting.?

It say problem communicating with the printer when I try to print a document. I tried all the troubleshooting advice it said, but none of it work. It said check the usb cable and port, power on and power of the printer and also uninstalling and reinstalling the printer. None of it worked. Can somebody help me?
Answer:

Known issue with USB printers "forgetting" which "virtual port" they are meant to be on. Unplug printer from USB port DELETE ALL copies of the printer from the windows printer folder Run the installer for the driver, and ONLY connect printer when it's looking for it. This should solve it all. Good luck

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Try plugging a known working usb device into the same port that you had the printer plugged into and plug the printer in the port the other device was plugged into. If the device works in the port and the printer doesn't work in the new port the problem is in the cable or the printer it self. But if the known working device fails to work in the new port and the printer begins working then the port is bad. Also try closing as many memory resident programs as you can there may be too many programs running.

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Have you tried updating the Device Driver? Also check to see if there is an IRQ conflict or somehow your com port settings have changed.

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