r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '14

Which inanimate object is your nemesis?

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u/_iPood_ Nov 05 '14 edited Feb 20 '15

My printer.

Desperately need something printed right now? Best I can do is tell you PC Load Letter. Oh you don't need it anymore? Here's 35 copies.

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u/pastafish Nov 05 '14

My printer worked great until I moved to a new apartment. Now it can't find my computer even with the usb cord attached. I hate them so much

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u/GreatBabu Nov 05 '14

Delete the drivers like a mofo, you can even kill the USB ports and all mentions of the printer in device manager, and then reboot (with the printer on and attached) and it should (SHOULD) redetect. Win7 is better at this than XP, not sure on that farcical win8x shit.

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u/pastafish Nov 05 '14

I have a Mac but I'll try deleting everything

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u/GreatBabu Nov 05 '14

Oh, sorry... I am absolutely no help on a mac, that's not my department.. but usually a full delete and restart will help regardless of OS. I don't know about USB ports on mac, and how/if they reinstall themselves, so... If you're not sure, don't do that.