My Brother 1440 worked perfectly for several years with old computer. Purchased a Dell with Media Center and printer works only after I go through a certain routine. I loaded in printer driver and could not print. Discovered that computer had created a copy 1 version of the printer and only copy 1 will print.

When I boot up, I might be able to print immediately. However, an hour or so later, a print job will not print. I have to turn the printer off and back on and it will print a job from MS word. Consecutive jobs it will print, but if there is a delay between jobs, I have to turn the printer off and then back on to print.

If I try to print an envelope label, envelope, or CD label, I first have to print the job on plain paper and then it will print the label or envelope.

What in the heck is going on?