Add Printer command does not respond

[Bill Farren]

Trying to get XP Pro to add a printer. The "Add Printer"
command does not respond, nor does the File - Server
Properties -- command.

I am unable to add any printers, nor to see any printers
that are connected [one HP 882C connected to USB port,
and one HP 6 connected to parallel port.

The USB port will print from Windows programs, even
though the Icon doesn't show up in the printers section
of the Control Panel.

The parallel printer will print only from old DOS
programs which I still use. It does not show up in the
control panel either.

Any ideas? Thanks,

Bill Farren

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Is the printer spooler running?

From the command prompt, type

net start spooler

(and hit enter!)

Now try again with the Add Printer Wizard.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Bill Farren" > wrote in message
...
> Trying to get XP Pro to add a printer. The "Add Printer"
> command does not respond, nor does the File - Server
> Properties -- command.
>
> I am unable to add any printers, nor to see any printers
> that are connected [one HP 882C connected to USB port,
> and one HP 6 connected to parallel port.
>
> The USB port will print from Windows programs, even
> though the Icon doesn't show up in the printers section
> of the Control Panel.
>
> The parallel printer will print only from old DOS
> programs which I still use. It does not show up in the
> control panel either.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks,
>
> Bill Farren

[Bill Farren]

The command to "start spooler" indicates that the spooler
is already running.

Bill

>-----Original Message-----
>Is the printer spooler running?
>
>From the command prompt, type
>
>net start spooler
>
>(and hit enter!)
>
>Now try again with the Add Printer Wizard.
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"Bill Farren" > wrote in message
...
>> Trying to get XP Pro to add a printer. The "Add
Printer"
>> command does not respond, nor does the File - Server
>> Properties -- command.
>>
>> I am unable to add any printers, nor to see any
printers
>> that are connected [one HP 882C connected to USB port,
>> and one HP 6 connected to parallel port.
>>
>> The USB port will print from Windows programs, even
>> though the Icon doesn't show up in the printers section
>> of the Control Panel.
>>
>> The parallel printer will print only from old DOS
>> programs which I still use. It does not show up in the
>> control panel either.
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks,
>>
>> Bill Farren
>
>
>.
>

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Did you follow the instructions at the HP website at http://tinyurl.com/egbb

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Bill Farren" > wrote in message
...
> The command to "start spooler" indicates that the spooler
> is already running.
>
> Bill
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is the printer spooler running?
> >
> >From the command prompt, type
> >
> >net start spooler
> >
> >(and hit enter!)
> >
> >Now try again with the Add Printer Wizard.
> >
> >Cari
> >www.coribright.com
> >
> >"Bill Farren" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Trying to get XP Pro to add a printer. The "Add
> Printer"
> >> command does not respond, nor does the File - Server
> >> Properties -- command.
> >>
> >> I am unable to add any printers, nor to see any
> printers
> >> that are connected [one HP 882C connected to USB port,
> >> and one HP 6 connected to parallel port.
> >>
> >> The USB port will print from Windows programs, even
> >> though the Icon doesn't show up in the printers section
> >> of the Control Panel.
> >>
> >> The parallel printer will print only from old DOS
> >> programs which I still use. It does not show up in the
> >> control panel either.
> >>
> >> Any ideas? Thanks,
> >>
> >> Bill Farren
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Bill Farren]

I had never seen that site before, but I just ran the
diagnostics. It reported no problems, and that the driver
is the current driver.

The printer works, but does not show up in the list of
printers in the XP printer screen. Nor can I add any
printers, because the "Add Printer" command does not work.

Bill Farren


>-----Original Message-----
>Did you follow the instructions at the HP website at
http://tinyurl.com/egbb
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"Bill Farren" > wrote in message
...
>> The command to "start spooler" indicates that the
spooler
>> is already running.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Is the printer spooler running?
>> >
>> >From the command prompt, type
>> >
>> >net start spooler
>> >
>> >(and hit enter!)
>> >
>> >Now try again with the Add Printer Wizard.
>> >
>> >Cari
>> >www.coribright.com
>> >
>> >"Bill Farren" > wrote in
message
>> ...
>> >> Trying to get XP Pro to add a printer. The "Add
>> Printer"
>> >> command does not respond, nor does the File - Server
>> >> Properties -- command.
>> >>
>> >> I am unable to add any printers, nor to see any
>> printers
>> >> that are connected [one HP 882C connected to USB
port,
>> >> and one HP 6 connected to parallel port.
>> >>
>> >> The USB port will print from Windows programs, even
>> >> though the Icon doesn't show up in the printers
section
>> >> of the Control Panel.
>> >>
>> >> The parallel printer will print only from old DOS
>> >> programs which I still use. It does not show up in
the
>> >> control panel either.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas? Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Bill Farren
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>