printer ejects a sheet at start-up

[ctaylor]

When I start up the computer, the printer puts a character on the top of the page and ejects the page. Sometimes it does it after the computer has beenl ruknning a couple of minutes. It prints OK when I call upon it to print. This is just annoying. This first began after I ran a firewall on the other PC which is networked to this PC having the printer.
I turned the firewall off after not being able to print from the networked printer. Thats when it started.

Windows XP - HP 932c printer
Linksys router
Windows 98

[glc]

Is the printer connected USB or parallel?

[juicelooser]

some printers, when turned on, print a quick test page to make sure things are working correctly.

[ctaylor]

Its s a Parrallel port. thank you
chuck

[glc]

I don't know what in XP can cause that, but in 98, the parallel port driver installed by MS Backup would cause that.

[piasabird]

Try reinstalling the printer drivers and then make sure sharing is turned on.

[ctaylor]

I have installed new drivers for XP from th HP website.
XP won't let me install the old 98 drivers.
It still prints and ejects a sheet at start-up.
Its wasting paper.
anky more ideas?
thanks,
chuck

[glc]

The 98 driver needs to be installed on the 98 machine, then you need to add the network share as a port in 98, and it should print.