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Unable to add printer

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nanaki333

Diamond Member
Just as the title says. I can't add a printer of any kind. I can't click and drag a shared printer over the network, it won't even let me see what printers are shared on a computer actually. No printers show up in my Printers & Faxes under control panel. When I try to use the Add Printer wizard, I get a message that reads "Operation could not be completed". This machine has been able to print fine in the past. One morning it just decided it didn't want to print and hasn't since then. Any thoughts on this? Something that doesn't involve a reinstall. I may run a repair, but I want to try avoiding that too if possible.
 
Windows XP Pro, SP1.

the printer make & model are irrelevant. i can't add ANY printer. i can't even see shared printers on the network. laserjet, inkjet, all-in-one. this laptop won't see any of them. then when i try to use the "Add Printer" wizard, I get that error i stated in the above post. 🙁
 
The reason I asked make\model is to know what drivers you have PREVIOUSLY
installed as they can very well affect the operation.
 
nevermind, i got it. friggin lexmark screwed with my spooler. after a long time of registry fishing, had to remove it's dependancy in the DependOnService. then do an sc config spooler depend= RPCSS

anyway, it started now and it works. 🙂
 
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