One service or driver failed during startup.

[Andre]

My new epson printer was connected to the computer using
USB cable and it worked fine for three days and therafter
it could not print any files. Each time I tried to print
a file a message pop-up : "Communication Error: check all
connections and make sure all devices are on."
I thought the printer driver was corrupted, so I
installed the driver again using the epson CD, but it
didn't work and the printer would not print at all.
Then I checked the USB port controller from device
manager and uninstalled the printer USB port and later I
installed again using the epson CD and it worked and the
printer is functioning again.
Now each time I started the computer I receive the pop-up
message on the desktop screen: "Epson Printerport: At
least one service or driver failed during startup. Use
event Viewer to examine the event log."
I checked the event Viewer and found on the event log
that Eplpdx02 service could not be started, although the
printer is doing fine and can print again.
How can I find out how to delete this annoying message
from popping-up again on the desktop?
I will appreciate very much for any advise.
thanks,
andre

[Rich Barry]

Go to Start>Run type msconfig Select Startup Tab and uncheck
Eplpdx02 entry if there.
Also, go to Start>Run type regedit Select
HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr ent Version\Run Run Run
Once. Click on each one and in the rt pane look for that entry and delete
it.
Same for
Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre nt Version\Run, Run etc.
"Andre" > wrote in message
...
> My new epson printer was connected to the computer using
> USB cable and it worked fine for three days and therafter
> it could not print any files. Each time I tried to print
> a file a message pop-up : "Communication Error: check all
> connections and make sure all devices are on."
> I thought the printer driver was corrupted, so I
> installed the driver again using the epson CD, but it
> didn't work and the printer would not print at all.
> Then I checked the USB port controller from device
> manager and uninstalled the printer USB port and later I
> installed again using the epson CD and it worked and the
> printer is functioning again.
> Now each time I started the computer I receive the pop-up
> message on the desktop screen: "Epson Printerport: At
> least one service or driver failed during startup. Use
> event Viewer to examine the event log."
> I checked the event Viewer and found on the event log
> that Eplpdx02 service could not be started, although the
> printer is doing fine and can print again.
> How can I find out how to delete this annoying message
> from popping-up again on the desktop?
> I will appreciate very much for any advise.
> thanks,
> andre