unable to install printer

All of a sudden my computer no longer recognizes my printer. When I try to
readd the printer I get an error. In the Printer and Faxes window when I
click on the add printer icon I get the following:

Operation could not be completed:

Any help would be appreciated.

Is your spooler service running?. See this page:

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
My printers have all disappeared from the Control Panel, Printers & Faxes

Hal
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Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
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"Renee" wrote in message
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All of a sudden my computer no longer recognizes my printer. When I try
to
readd the printer I get an error. In the Printer and Faxes window when I
click on the add printer icon I get the following:

Operation could not be completed:

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks that solved my problem

"Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]" wrote:

Is your spooler service running?. See this page:

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
My printers have all disappeared from the Control Panel, Printers & Faxes

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
"Renee" wrote in message
...
All of a sudden my computer no longer recognizes my printer. When I try
to
readd the printer I get an error. In the Printer and Faxes window when I
click on the add printer icon I get the following:

Operation could not be completed:

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Hal
I recently paid for installed and used Registry Booster 2. I wish I had not.

I have now lost all three printers on my PC.
Going to control panel ther is nothing there. I have tried reinstalling
drivers. I get an error message unable to install cannot find printer com
port and sometimes message spooler drive not running. I have gone tcommand
prompt and typed in net spooler run. Still nothing with printers; (Epson on
Windows XP) two printers on USB the other via parallell port

Trying to install drivers I have same error messages
I tried tried restoring from registry backup all to no avail. I am totally
stuck any ideas.
John

"Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]" wrote:

Is your spooler service running?. See this page:

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
My printers have all disappeared from the Control Panel, Printers & Faxes

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
"Renee" wrote in message
...
All of a sudden my computer no longer recognizes my printer. When I try
to
readd the printer I get an error. In the Printer and Faxes window when I
click on the add printer icon I get the following:

Operation could not be completed:

Any help would be appreciated.