HP Printer Installation

[Alex]

I'm no computer whiz but I think that something in my XP
is messed up because any time I try to install a printer
[clicks on "add a printer"], I get an error
message "Operation could not be completed" Please all you
computer geniuses an' masters, HELP please! Happy new
year to all, may microsoft make its next windows less
prone to be messed up... anyway, help!!

Alex

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

First ensure you're logged on as an administrator or a user with admin
rights.

Next ensure the print spooler is running. From the command prompt, type

net start spooler

(and hit enter)

If still nothing, from the command prompt, type

sfc /scannow

and let it complete, reboot an try to add the printer again.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Alex" > wrote in message
...
> I'm no computer whiz but I think that something in my XP
> is messed up because any time I try to install a printer
> [clicks on "add a printer"], I get an error
> message "Operation could not be completed" Please all you
> computer geniuses an' masters, HELP please! Happy new
> year to all, may microsoft make its next windows less
> prone to be messed up... anyway, help!!
>
> Alex

[Alex]

I got a sytem error 1068 when I tried "net start spooler"
and they said I wasn't a computer administrator when I
hit sfc/scannow even though I am...

Alex
>-----Original Message-----
>First ensure you're logged on as an administrator or a
user with admin
>rights.
>
>Next ensure the print spooler is running. From the
command prompt, type
>
>net start spooler
>
>(and hit enter)
>
>If still nothing, from the command prompt, type
>
>sfc /scannow
>
>and let it complete, reboot an try to add the printer
again.
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"Alex" > wrote in
message
...
>> I'm no computer whiz but I think that something in my
XP
>> is messed up because any time I try to install a
printer
>> [clicks on "add a printer"], I get an error
>> message "Operation could not be completed" Please all
you
>> computer geniuses an' masters, HELP please! Happy new
>> year to all, may microsoft make its next windows less
>> prone to be messed up... anyway, help!!
>>
>> Alex
>
>
>.
>

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

There's a gap (space) between the sfc and the /scannow

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Alex" > wrote in message
...
>I got a sytem error 1068 when I tried "net start spooler"
> and they said I wasn't a computer administrator when I
> hit sfc/scannow even though I am...
>
> Alex
>>-----Original Message-----
>>First ensure you're logged on as an administrator or a
> user with admin
>>rights.
>>
>>Next ensure the print spooler is running. From the
> command prompt, type
>>
>>net start spooler
>>
>>(and hit enter)
>>
>>If still nothing, from the command prompt, type
>>
>>sfc /scannow
>>
>>and let it complete, reboot an try to add the printer
> again.
>>
>>Cari
>>www.coribright.com
>>
>>"Alex" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> I'm no computer whiz but I think that something in my
> XP
>>> is messed up because any time I try to install a
> printer
>>> [clicks on "add a printer"], I get an error
>>> message "Operation could not be completed" Please all
> you
>>> computer geniuses an' masters, HELP please! Happy new
>>> year to all, may microsoft make its next windows less
>>> prone to be messed up... anyway, help!!
>>>
>>> Alex
>>
>>
>>.
>>