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Out of Paper Error When there is Paper
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My computer is giving me an error that my printer is out of paper and it is not. It has done this with three different printers.
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Anonymous
2014-09-03T18:15:33+00:00 This removed the out of printer error.
But cannot print from other reason now.
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Anonymous
2014-06-02T18:52:46+00:00 I have the same problem 'Out of Paper, when not'. This just happened at the same time as these two events took place.
Information 02/06/2014 17:51:42 Kernel-PnP 410 None
Information 02/06/2014 17:51:42 Kernel-PnP 400 None
Are these microsoft updates?
Is this connected with the problem?
HOW DO I GET MY PRINTER TO WORK?????
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Anonymous
2014-05-31T05:30:23+00:00 I had this "Out of Paper" message, too. Went thru the recommended steps to fix it. Nothing worked. So, I turned the printer aroun to see where to unplug and replug the power and noticed
the back panel was not fully in place. Took it off, removed a crumpled piece of paper, put the panel back on, and -you guessed it. No mkore "out of Paper" message and the printer worked fine again. Thought I wold share that with you all.
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2014-05-13T15:18:55+00:00 When you say reboot, do you mean the actual computer? As I have turned off the printer and unplugged. Have also done all of the above steps. It seems like it is frozen if that makes sense? It ran out of paper while I was doing something then I had to run out of the house. I forgot about it and then noticed/remembered (maybe a few days later) and just hit the green button (go/enter button) just to make the flashing exclamation stop. Then when I tried to print it said out of paper. Like I said, I have done everything listed. Going to reboot computer now.... Please work, please work, please work....