HP OfficeJet gx85i and HP Laserjet 1200

I have a friend of mine who just bought a mac mini to be a file/print/backup server for his home network.
He has three printers plugged into the mini, an hp officejet gx85i, and hp laserjet 1200, and an hp photosmart printer.
Both the laserjet and the photosmart function fine without any additional software on the mini.
But, when I installed the gx85i software, the 1200 works sometimes -- meaning I have to unplug the 1200, remove it's configuration from the "print and fax" preference pane and plug the USB printer back in to get the printer to work again.
Anyone have similar problems or ideas for a fix?
Thanks,
Kenny

and it may be the g85xi.
i'm not near it atm.

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I am sorry, but to get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial printer. You can do this at http://h30499.www3.hp.com/hpeb/
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I need
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Hi.
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