Printer installation Cannot create a file when that file a..

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I help administer a three computer peer-to-peer network
running Windows XP Home Edition. All printers are
shared. Most are connected directly to a computer via
USB.

At some point ~3 months ago, one of the computers refused
to install software for a new printer, regardless of
installing it locally or via network connection. It gave
a message "Cannot create a file when that file already
exists." at the very end of the installation process.
Since then, I can't install any printers for that
computer (I get the same error message), regardless of
manufacturer... even printers I had previously installed,
but moved to another computer.

All the other computers work fine and dandy.

Any suggestions???

 

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Did you uninstall the printer correctly?

http://www.coribright.com/Windows/Article%20One.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Steve Kallesser" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:054201c49b7a$0d814eb0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I help administer a three computer peer-to-peer network
> running Windows XP Home Edition. All printers are
> shared. Most are connected directly to a computer via
> USB.
>
> At some point ~3 months ago, one of the computers refused
> to install software for a new printer, regardless of
> installing it locally or via network connection. It gave
> a message "Cannot create a file when that file already
> exists." at the very end of the installation process.
> Since then, I can't install any printers for that
> computer (I get the same error message), regardless of
> manufacturer... even printers I had previously installed,
> but moved to another computer.
>
> All the other computers work fine and dandy.
>
> Any suggestions???