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Thanks, I've reinstalled printer software, drivers, updated Windows, gone into printer servers, something in all that must have helped as there is definite improvement.

I guess I'm just old fashioned and always want to go for a wired connection between hardware if possible. :D Although the printer is now connected, I've discovered that the quality is poor when printing from Windows. Plain black text is blurred and fuzzy. Printing from the Mac, it's pin sharp. :cry:

Well I didn't exactly solve the problem, but got around it by setting up the printer over a wireless connection, bypassing all the USB problems.

I've managed to make the USB printer appear on the list of USB devices on the status bar outside the bottom of the window. Initially it was greyed out (like the external hard drives on the list), but I got it active, and it has a check mark beside it. All looks good but when I tell Windows to "...

I've been trying to install Network adapters and drivers and every other thing Windows was suggesting! Windows does have a remarkable talent for making people feel stupid.

The IntelPro option is selected now, and a website just appeared so this one is solved. Thanks Perryg.

Thanks for that, good to see I was at least looking in the right area! NAT is selected, and Cable connected, but Adapter Type is set to PCnet-FAST III (Am79C973) and greyed out, I can't change it.

Hi, I had to install Windows on my Mac to use a specific software package for my studies so used VirtualBox. All went well [apart from a cold sweat on seeing Windows on my monitor again after four years on Mac!] but I cannot make Windows get an internet connection. Have to connect online to validate...