Is this a Lexmark printer.... ?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
"JawKnee" <JawKnee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've started from scratch a few times, including just now. I decided not
> to
> connect and turn on the printer until the very end. After doing so, it
> detects the printer but fails during the "found new hardware wizard" as a
> result of the "RPC server is unavailable".
>
> I know the RPC and RPC Locator services are running and do so upon start
> up.
>
> So what's going on?
>
> In any event, after uninstalling everything, my Print Spool service still
> terminates unexpectedly and restarts itself only to do the same thing over
> and over again I think.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Byte" wrote:
>
>> Did you install the accompanying software BEFORE connecting the
>> all-in-one printer to the PC? While installing the software, it will
>> tell
>> you when to connect it and also when to turn it on. You may now have
>> to start from scratch.
>> Uninstall & reinstall Printer
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
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>> "JawKnee" wrote:
>>
>> > Cari,
>> >
>> > No luck. Ran cleanspl.exe from the Tool Kit and restarted the machine
>> > only
>> > to have it boot up with the Printer Spooler service not started even
>> > though
>> > it's set to start automatically.
>> >
>> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> > > The printer spooler stopping is usually a good sign of corrupted
>> > > drivers.
>> > >
>> > > See:
>> > > http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>> > > --
>> > > Cari (MS-MVP)
>> > > Printing & Imaging
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "JawKnee" <JawKnee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:B6B49664-FD3F-493F-97BC-EB3A008BC761@microsoft.com...
>> > > > Yesterday I tried installing an HP All-in-One on my XP Pro box --
>> > > > this was
>> > > > the first time I've tried installing any printer on it since I got
>> > > > my Dell
>> > > > PC
>> > > > since the summer.
>> > > >
>> > > > The installation has failed every single time. I noticed that my
>> > > > Print
>> > > > Spooler service wasn't running so I started it. If it wasn't
>> > > > already set
>> > > > to
>> > > > Automatic, I made it start Automatically. What I noticed was the
>> > > > Print
>> > > > Spooler service kept on stopping even after I restarted it. I
>> > > > assume this
>> > > > is
>> > > > why the installation is failing.
>> > > >
>> > > > Again, this was the first time I've tried installing any printers
>> > > > on the
>> > > > box.
>> > > >
>> > > > So why does my Print Spooler service stop all of the time?
>> > > >
>> > > > I've installed this printer on a Windows 2000 Advanced Server box
>> > > > without
>> > > > issue in the past.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >