printer driver

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Hi All,

I have windows xp pro with all the updates installed, my
problem is that I have purchased a usb printer and cannot
install the driver. i have contacted canon and they said
it is a windows issue.

1. the add printer function does not work, when i click
the add printer i get a error msg "the operation could not
complete"

2. when i go through the add hardware wizard i get a error
msg "a problem occured during installation could not
complete installation"

someone please help. if you need any more info please post
and i will reply with the required info.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

"joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:614001c48299$425e9b00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi All,
>
> I have windows xp pro with all the updates installed, my
> problem is that I have purchased a usb printer and cannot
> install the driver. i have contacted canon and they said
> it is a windows issue.
>
> 1. the add printer function does not work, when i click
> the add printer i get a error msg "the operation could not
> complete"
>
> 2. when i go through the add hardware wizard i get a error
> msg "a problem occured during installation could not
> complete installation"
>
> someone please help. if you need any more info please post
> and i will reply with the required info.
>

Completely remove your old printer driver. Follow directions on sites such
as these:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Cl [...] rivers.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] bContent=1

Make sure you have the latest driver from the printer manufacturers website.
Make sure you have the driver for Windows XP, not an earlier version of
Windows.
Make sure that you follow the manufacturer's instructions for installing the
printer drivers exactly.
When it asks to print a test page, do it.

Good Luck.

Dick Kistler

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

Hi Dick & Jax,

Thanks for your help. I did look up those links, but the
soloutions were not related to my problem.

I have figured out the problem and the problem was that
the printer spooler service was not running it had stopped
that is why i was having the problem with installing the
drivers for the printer.

once again thank you for your kind help.

Regards
Joe



>-----Original Message-----
>Hi All,
>
>I have windows xp pro with all the updates installed, my
>problem is that I have purchased a usb printer and cannot
>install the driver. i have contacted canon and they said
>it is a windows issue.
>
>1. the add printer function does not work, when i click
>the add printer i get a error msg "the operation could
not
>complete"
>
>2. when i go through the add hardware wizard i get a
error
>msg "a problem occured during installation could not
>complete installation"
>
>someone please help. if you need any more info please
post
>and i will reply with the required info.
>
>.
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

Glad you got it sorted, JAX

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6bd501c48361$306cf590$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Dick & Jax,
>
> Thanks for your help. I did look up those links, but the
> soloutions were not related to my problem.
>
> I have figured out the problem and the problem was that
> the printer spooler service was not running it had stopped
> that is why i was having the problem with installing the
> drivers for the printer.
>
> once again thank you for your kind help.
>
> Regards
> Joe
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I have windows xp pro with all the updates installed, my
>>problem is that I have purchased a usb printer and cannot
>>install the driver. i have contacted canon and they said
>>it is a windows issue.
>>
>>1. the add printer function does not work, when i click
>>the add printer i get a error msg "the operation could
> not
>>complete"
>>
>>2. when i go through the add hardware wizard i get a
> error
>>msg "a problem occured during installation could not
>>complete installation"
>>
>>someone please help. if you need any more info please
> post
>>and i will reply with the required info.
>>
>>.
>>