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KEN
June 13th 03, 11:44 PM
No printers are shown. Help!!!!!
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>After probs with a poorly Lexmark, with loads of un-
>>install, re-intalls to try to solve 'em I have ditched
>>the printer to buy a new one(Canon)
>>Despite unplugging(USB) the Lexmark and un-installing
it
>>I am still getting the "Found Hardware" on start-up.
>>Not a big problem now, but when I install the new one
>>will I have two "Found new Hardware" thingies?
>>How can I kill the wrong one?
>>.
>>Start/ControlPanel/Printers and Other hardware/see a
>list of installed printers/rightclick and delete the one
>you don't want.
>.
>

Cari \(MS-MVP\)
June 14th 03, 08:47 PM
restart your print spooler by typing

net start spooler

(and hitting enter!)

at the command prompt.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"KEN" > wrote in message
...
> No printers are shown. Help!!!!!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>After probs with a poorly Lexmark, with loads of un-
> >>install, re-intalls to try to solve 'em I have ditched
> >>the printer to buy a new one(Canon)
> >>Despite unplugging(USB) the Lexmark and un-installing
> it
> >>I am still getting the "Found Hardware" on start-up.
> >>Not a big problem now, but when I install the new one
> >>will I have two "Found new Hardware" thingies?
> >>How can I kill the wrong one?
> >>.
> >>Start/ControlPanel/Printers and Other hardware/see a
> >list of installed printers/rightclick and delete the one
> >you don't want.
> >.
> >

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