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I recently changed by HP P1606dn printer from a USB connection to my HP desktop running Windows 7 (64bit) to a network connection. The objective was to allow my Mac (OS 10.6.8) to print to this printers as well via the network.
When I first installed the printer it worked fine. Then I installed the HP drivers on the Mac, and it too worked fine and continues to work fine. However, my Windows 8 desktop stopped printing. It appears to spool the print jobs correctly and they show up in the queue as actively printing. However, the only way to get them out is to go over to the printer and press the "form feed" button (button showing page with down arrow). Then the HP test page will come out followed by the desired print job.
I've tried disabling "bi-directional support" in the "ports" tab under "printer properties" but that did not help.
Any helpful advice appreciated!
Brent

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