"Byte" wrote:

> Start>Control Panel>Printers and Faxes>rightclick your printer
> and rightclick "Use printer online/offline" it will automatically switch
> from offline to online.
> --
> XP-WNP
> Today is the first day of the
> rest of your life.
>
>
> "Kentkay" wrote:
>
> > When I print an email or a web page my internet connection drops (dial-up).
> > If I turn on my printer after I'm connected my connection drops. My machine
> > (HP Pavilion 7955) thinks the line is still up. I'm using XP-Home SP2. This
> > happens with IE-6 or Firefox. I have changed printer drivers and removed and
> > reinstalled the printer and port (LPT1) many times. The printer is an HP
> > Deskjet 870Cxi. HP said to drop back to drivers for Deskjet 550C - Didn't
> > help. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the suggestion but that didn't help. I Also swapped out the HP
printer for a Xerox Workcentre XD 100, I still have the same problem..