Can't print, no ports found

[S. Grime]

My printer stopped working. Says there is no printer
installed. It worked about a month ago. I uninstalled
printer and tried reinstalling it, but then I get to
where it says No Ports Found. I checked my port and it
said it was working fine. I checked the net spooler it
says it is started. I am running Windows XP on a Hewlett
Packard. How can I get the computer to recognize my
ports. I also tried updating driver and it is up to
date. I am running out of ideas. Also when I try to add
printer from Control Panel, it says Operation could not
be completed. Thanks for any help.

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Which make and model of printer and to what kind of port are you connecting
it (or trying to connect it?!)?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"S. Grime" > wrote in message
...
> My printer stopped working. Says there is no printer
> installed. It worked about a month ago. I uninstalled
> printer and tried reinstalling it, but then I get to
> where it says No Ports Found. I checked my port and it
> said it was working fine. I checked the net spooler it
> says it is started. I am running Windows XP on a Hewlett
> Packard. How can I get the computer to recognize my
> ports. I also tried updating driver and it is up to
> date. I am running out of ideas. Also when I try to add
> printer from Control Panel, it says Operation could not
> be completed. Thanks for any help.

[S. Grime]

The printer is a HP Deskjet 610cl and the port is LPT1.
Hope this helps. Thanks for the help.
>-----Original Message-----
>Which make and model of printer and to what kind of port
are you connecting
>it (or trying to connect it?!)?
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"S. Grime" > wrote in message
...
>> My printer stopped working. Says there is no printer
>> installed. It worked about a month ago. I uninstalled
>> printer and tried reinstalling it, but then I get to
>> where it says No Ports Found. I checked my port and it
>> said it was working fine. I checked the net spooler it
>> says it is started. I am running Windows XP on a
Hewlett
>> Packard. How can I get the computer to recognize my
>> ports. I also tried updating driver and it is up to
>> date. I am running out of ideas. Also when I try to
add
>> printer from Control Panel, it says Operation could not
>> be completed. Thanks for any help.
>
>
>.
>