Out of Paper Error When there is Paper

Anonymous
2009-12-05T05:58:44+00:00

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
2009-12-10T05:25:32+00:00

Disable BiDirectional on the Port tab of printer properties

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T11:26:33+00:00

    My printer gives me the message that it is out of paper though it has Paper but it does not print

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T17:15:20+00:00

    My printer gives me the message that it is out of paper though it has Paper but it does not print

    Did you try the solutions suggested in this thread?

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T18:51:24+00:00

    Hello,

    I too have this problem, it is very annoying and should be fixed. But I found all i have to do is reboot the PC and it starts printing again.

    David

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-27T15:22:08+00:00

    my printer keeps saying it is out of paper, but it isn't--what can I do/

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