Re: hp Printer Problem

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:05:31 -0600

see
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=305383&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en
for the 7960

see
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?locale=en_US&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=377934&cc=us&lang=en
for the 1012 

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"MA Woolworth" <MA Woolworth@discussions.microsoft.com> 
wrote in message 
news:953A53B2-A0D1-43F7-9F58-C1630B210B8C@microsoft.com...
|I am having the same problem and have been researching this 
topic for over a
| month with no luck.  I am trying to install HP LaserJet 
1012 and continually
| receive the message "RPC service is unavailable".  I have 
been to every
| website I can find, including most of the MVP's sites with 
no luck.  I
| upgraded from Win98 to XP Home SP2 with a retail version 
CD upgrade and ever
| since then, I can't install my printer.  Any help would be 
appreciated as I
| am a college student and deperately need to have access to 
my printer.
|
| MA Woolworth
|
| "Nathan McNulty" wrote:
|
| > RCP or RPC Server?  You may want to check the settings 
for the RPC
| > Locator in the services under System Tools in the 
Control Panel.  I
| > highly doubt this is the problem, but you may want to 
check.  You will
| > want to set the print spooler service to Automatic and 
the RPC Locator
| > service to either Manual or Automatic.
| >
| > ----
| > Nathan McNulty
| >
| >
| > john wrote:
| > > Followed your instructions and the installation 
failed.
| > > Due to the RCP server not being available.  This is 
the
| > > same message I received when I first tried to install 
the
| > > printer.  I have also received messages about the 
printer
| > > spooler not available/not running.  I had my system
| > > upgraded from ME to XP in May.  Not sure if that helps
| > > but I am getting very frustrated in not being able to
| > > load this printer (hp photosmart 7960).  Thanks for 
your
| > > help.
| > >
| > > John
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > >>-----Original Message-----
| > >>You can download HP printer drivers here that are
| > >
| > > Windows XP compatible:
| > >
| > >>http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
| > >>
| > >>-- 
| > >>Carey Frisch
| > >>Microsoft MVP
| > >>Windows XP - Shell/User
| > >>
| > >>Be Smart!  Protect Your PC!
| > 
 >>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.
| > >
| > > aspx
| > >
| > 
 >>---------------------------------------------------------
| > >
| > > --------------
| > >
| > >>"John" wrote:
| > >>
| > >>| Are HP Photosmart Printer compatible with windows 
xp?
| > >>.
| > >>
| >

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