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Why would my printer do this?
I was trying to print out an IRS form. It showed on my screen, but when I hit print, a Yahoo home page from November 2012 printed out - all 4 pages of it. I was trying to print the form on 3/26/13.
My question really is, why didn't it print out the form that was on the screen, and where in the world did that old Yahoo page come from? My printer is an Epson - nothing fancy; not wireless. Do things get somehow saved in a printer's memory that you haven't put in to save? If they do, how do you find out what's in there? Those 4 pages that printed out used a lot of expensive ink.
I'm so new to computers (and printers) that there are things that happen that just mystify me. So I come on YA to get help from all of you that are computer savvy. Thanks.
Thanks, Drew. I live alone so anything dumb done to the laptop or printer comes from me. Just wish I knew what I did so it doesn't happen again.
2 Answers
- DrewLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
It's possible that you, or another user of your printer, had accidentally hit print on the Yahoo page in November, but cancelled it. When you sent your document to the printer, it may have become corrupt in the printer's buffer, and the old instruction was accidentally carried out.
I hope this helps.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Yes it has happened to me many times where i accidently click print on something when my printer is not connected and when I turn connect it and turn it on it prints those things. Dont worry your printer is fine.
