You Just Can’t Win

You Just Can’t Win was Originally Posted on April 16, 2006 by lavarock

This particular computer has served me well over the years, but it needs more memory. I have tried multiple times but none of the memory I have here is the correct type. Thus the system works, but is extremely slow.

My Mom has been asking me to send her copies of some photos I took while she was here. It sounds easy enough, but you can see this coming, right?

Today I opted to stop working on my taxes and print the photos.

First, the system keeps telling me that the HP printer is not a recognized USB device. So I tried to update all the drivers, both USB and printer but it still gives problems. When I get the printer recognized I find that I can’t find my good printer photo grade paper and have to use a different and sub-standard paper.

As I get the prints to work, I run out of color ink. Luckily, I have another printer, although a different type and different drivers and different ink and quality. After getting all of the drivers updated for this printer, I find that the paper won’t feed properly. I have had the printer for months, but have never used it. It came free with my computer.

After much grief, I get most of the photos printed although one set got stuck in the printer.

{sigh}
This process of printing 12 photos (3 pages) has taken all of 3 hours!

After looking for all of an hour or two, I still can’t find my good photo paper. I know it is here somewhere because I used it about a week ago; it just has to be under something or behind something. Perhaps I’ll find it when I get all of this tax stuff done.

Speaking of taxes, you just can’t win… but THAT is another story!