Help with adding printer please?

[stang]

Am trying to install a simple Dell printer and am having no luck.
Actually it is a re-install, because the same printer worked fine on the same computer 6 months ago.
Anyways, I cannot get it done. I seem to get aan error message that says "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not running." What does this mean?

 

[tomas_ed]

you can try to start the printer spool service by going to start>run>services.msc and find the 'printer spool' from the list. double click on the item to open and start the service and then try again. hope this works for u.

 

[stang]

No good

Tried in services.msc and error said " Could not start the Printer Spooler service on local computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.

!!!!!

 

[onehunglow]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324757

Follow this link to a microsoft bulletin describing your problem. Read the info and part way down the page you can have microsoft fix it for you. Click on the highlighted "fix it for me".

Worked for me and others many times.

Good luck and let us know if you get some good results

 

[stang]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324757

Follow this link to a microsoft bulletin describing your problem. Read the info and part way down the page you can have microsoft fix it for you. Click on the highlighted "fix it for me".

Worked for me and others many times.

Good luck and let us know if you get some good results

Thanks that one looks interesting.
Tried it a few ways, got freakin' frustrated and am giving up.

Will try it again later after a few drinks. Maybe have to dig deeper into something in the safe mode option.
Fuckkkk!!!!

 

[Never Compromised]

If you had bought a Mac...

 

[WoodPeckr]

If you had bought a Mac...

OR

If you were running Linux.....

 

[GlavaMan]

If you had bought a Mac...

Or an HP printer!

 

[calloway]

Try Dell online support. I assume it is a Dell computer as well?

http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&s=dhs

You could also try to reinstall the print driver directly from the Dell website.

 

[WoodPeckr]

I would NEVER buy a Dell printer!
Have only heard complaints about Dell printers.
Dell printers are very proprietary for parts and heard will only use Dell ink cartridges!

 

[onehunglow]

Thanks that one looks interesting.
Tried it a few ways, got freakin' frustrated and am giving up.

Will try it again later after a few drinks. Maybe have to dig deeper into something in the safe mode option.
Fuckkkk!!!!

You need to click on the graphic of the cartoon guy holding a wrench. You may have to restart your system thereafter. Don't give up. Recall i went through a few sessions before getting it right.

 

[Dougal Short]

You would think that in this day and age, you could simply plug in a printer and it would just farking work. Or connect to the Internet. Or "self-repair" software conflicts...

 

[djk]

Or an HP printer!

I thought HP made printers for Dell?

 

[WoodPeckr]

I heard Lexmark made printers for Dell.