Knowledge Level: Expert but stumped
Problem: Software
Computer Type: Apple
Model: G3 266 MT 96 ram 8.1
RAM: Not related
RAM Enhancer: None
OS Version: MacOS 8.1
Description:
My printers (a Epson 800 and a NEC Silentwriter 95) disappear from the chooser after working on the computer for a while. I go to print and it says "printer cannot be found." Then I go to the chooser and select the correct friver, and no "printer description" comes up in the box at the right. I double click the desktop printer and choose "change setup" from the "printing" menu and it says that the "printer description file" cannot be found. I then search manually for the "PPD's" and they are not there.
When I first boot up printing is fine. Then usually after the first print job is finished, this process begins.
I have done all the usual quick fixes... rebuild desktop, zap pram, nvram, etc. Ran disk first aid, Norton...
Any ideas?
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