re: Printer Drivers Disappearing
Monday, February 7, 2005 at 3:49 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Thet Khine
(1 messages posted)
1.Easy method is to install IP printing , install LOCAL PRINTER and ADD NEW PORT
and choose (Printer need IP address) Faster printing but looses some control of print
jobs..
2.go to Start,Settings,Printers..And see if there are any printers that should be
there. (if not) run winnt\system32\services.msc and click on PRINT SERVICES and START
it ..Go back to PRINTERS and F5 to refresh. Now if u click on a printer or right
click and PROPERTIES an error message will pop up ""DON NOT CLOSE THAT MESSAGE""
and delete that printer and "CLOSE THE ERROR MESSAGE" Check in SERVICES and F5 to
refresh ,the PRINT SERVICES would have stopped RESTART PRINT SERVICES so the printers
shows up again (could be one or more) printers that will do this DELETE ALL THAT"S
HAVING ERROR MESSAGE..Now make sure that PRINT SERVICES is still running and reinstall
the deleted printers using the correct drivers..This should fix the problem for THAT
USER..it will come back if a new/different user logs on to the pc (for that new/different)
This is just a workaround u will still need to find out what's causing the user to
not have RIGHTS..Usually third party software installs, drivers, permissions etc..Check
if the user has READ,WRITE or FULL rights to %systemRoot%\system32\spool folder..AND/OR
Try giving the user WRITE to %Windir%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3
On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 7:45 am, Ann wrote:
>Over the last few months the printers I have installed on my system have disappeared.
> Randomly, they will not be there. I can print one instant, and the next all the
>drivers are gone. Sometimes when I turn the computer back on they have returned,
>but more often than not I am required to re-install them before I can print again.
> This has happened several times but recently, even that is not a possibility since
>when I try to install a printer it gives me the message "Printer operation cannot
>continue due to lack of resources. The print system is unavailable." If anyone
>could help me with this I would be greatly appreciative.
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- Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Monday, January 24, 2005 at 7:45 am)
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