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Phred <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bq54e1$1tmnla$1@ID-151056.news.uni-berlin.de...

> Friend of mine has just installed his new Dell 2400
> (I think it was when I pointed out the offer to him some days ago)

So these problems are now your fault, stupid |-)

> so I'm a bit jealous thinking of my 4100 with a lousy 128 MB RAM. ;-)

Jealousy comes with the territory for you pathetic povs.

> However, all is not sweetness and light...

Never is with computing.

> 1. For some reason his new machine can't even see his
> Encyclopedia Britannica CDRs from a few years ago.  And

Most likely just a dud drive. Get them to swap it. If the
replacement still cant see the CDRs, tell them to shove the
system where the sun dont shine and buy a better system.

> 2. The new Dell thinks his Epson LQ-800 is a fax!

Its just holding its nose because its such a dinosaur.

> Won't install as a printer anyway.

> I checked the Epson site just now, and the help says even
> that old DMP should be supported by Windows XP built-in
> drivers, so maybe it's just something he's missing in the install.

Yeah, very likely.

> Anyone had a similar problem and found the solution?

You basically need to select the printer from the list.

> The EB thing is pretty weird if the current
> CD drive can't even read the CDRs!

Thats just Dell shafting you pirates, you crim.

> He was able to install and use other CDR-based
> programs such as that set of Australian topo maps
> on CD that came out a couple of years ago.

Is the media the same ?  Likely it doesnt
like the media that Britannica is on.

> Is it possible that the CD drives on modern
> Dell PCs simply can't read older CDRs?

Yes, there are some fucked drives around that are that bad.

> [ He says he expected problems with the Epson as only
> a few weeks ago he stocked up with five new printer
> ribbons before they disappeared from the shelves.
> And you know what Murphy does to the best laid plans! ]

A Jap would at least have the decency to disembowel itself.