Most print jobs stop mid-page

I have an HP Deskjet v40xi and am using with an Acer laptop and Windows 7. When I print it will stop in the middle for no apparent reason, cutting off parts of the document. It can happen with single page document or a multiple page document... but sometimes it will print the entire document.
The only messages I get are
Status: Printer: Error
Status: Needs troubleshooting
I tried troubleshooting with no solution and I tried uninstalling the printer and reinstalling it. The problem persists. Now what?

Hi,
I have the same problem with my Lexmark E312. It did stop working with 10.4.9 then security update 004 fixed it and 005 broke it again.
The console message is:
crashdump[231]: pstopsprinter1 crashed
crashdump[231]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/pstopsprinter1.crash.log
The cups status (localhost:631) says: The process "pstopsprinter1" terminated unexpectedly on signal 5"
I would send the crashlog to Apple but the CrashReporter does not come up and I don't know how to do it "by hand".
Good luck for fixing your problems, cheers.
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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