Printer installation-Driver installation has failed

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

Did you install the driver software BEFORE connecting the printer to the PC?
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Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OS-XP Pro
> Clean build of XP pro being used as a server in a small
> business. When tring to install a network dymo label maker
> I get error message "driver installation has failed". This
> occurs when browsing to drivers or running full install
> package. Also occurs if I hook dymo directly to machine
> and I receive the same message when I try to install
> generic text printer; indicating this is a windows issue,
> not a dymo issue. Previous to this incident a Samsung
> ML4600 network printer was installed and runs fine.
> Any ideas?

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

Is the print spooler running... from the command prompt, type

net start spooler
(and hit enter)


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Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, installed 1st. I have a dymo utillity to remove all
> drivers, will run it and try again tonite. Still, unable
> to add generic/text? Whats up with that?
>
> Thanks
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Did you install the driver software BEFORE connecting the
> printer to the PC?
>>--
>>Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
>>www.coribright.com
>>
>>"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:38a701c48f78$e1282ad0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> OS-XP Pro
>>> Clean build of XP pro being used as a server in a small
>>> business. When tring to install a network dymo label
> maker
>>> I get error message "driver installation has failed".
> This
>>> occurs when browsing to drivers or running full install
>>> package. Also occurs if I hook dymo directly to machine
>>> and I receive the same message when I try to install
>>> generic text printer; indicating this is a windows
> issue,
>>> not a dymo issue. Previous to this incident a Samsung
>>> ML4600 network printer was installed and runs fine.
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>.
>>