Re: Another printer deleting itself.

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Two things come to mind... in Device Manager, check that the USB ports are not set to 'sleep' to save power (which is the default), that might explain why it goes missing, the other thing is simply changing the USB cable, but you may already have done both of these.

Please let me know.
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Alex" <st7alex@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message news:D7236292-F189-4334-831D-A237E4319F7B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Arrgghh!! This morning, when I turned on my computer, the printer was once
again a no-show. So, System Restore, again. I'm at a loss...

Ant further thoughts would be greatly appreciated, but if you have no ideas,
please don't waste your time. You've already been more than quite helpful.
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Thanks, Alex


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Alex" <st7alex@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:24FBF5D6-9D9C-44AA-AA18-528460853CBD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks Cari,
>
> I think you solved my problem. Hope it doesn't repeat itself.
>
> Your link was quite helpful until Step 6. For some reason Canon USA > has
> no
> driver download for my printer, but I found one on
> http://software.canon-europe.com/ which I saved to my Desktop. Running > it
> put
> a "Canon" folder onto my desktop as well, but it never did auto start.
>
> I re-opened Printers and Faxes and clicked Add A Printer. This time a
> Wizard
> appeared and, after a couple attempts I directed it load the unzipped,
> downloaded Canon folder software from my desktop, and the printer
> re-appeared
> and is working fine. Hopefully, it won't disappear again.
>
> Thanks very much!
> Alex
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I have an ip4200 attached to my husband's PC and it's never exhibited
>> this
>> behavior.
>>
>> It sounds like your drivers are corrupted.... try an uninstall and
>> reinstall:
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm
>> -- >> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "Alex" <st7alex@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message
>> news:B5F8E653-11DC-44F0-A283-4D4F3708D29E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I run Windows XP SP2 and have had a Canon PIXMA iP4200 connected and
>> >working
>> > with no problems for about 2 years. Suddenly, about a month ago >> > when I
>> > tried
>> > to print something, I found that the printer had been deleted. >> > System
>> > Restore
>> > solved this problem. It started happening more and more often, and
>> > about
>> > a
>> > week ago I found and downloaded an "optional" fix from MS Update,
>> > entitled
>> > "Canon - Printers - iP4200." I thought that would solve my problem, >> > but
>> > it
>> > has continued and now occurs almost every time I start my computer
>> > (Dell
>> > Dimension 8250).
>> >
>> > When there's no printer being recognized and I click "add a printer" >> > I
>> > get
>> > an error message: "Operation could not be completed. The print >> > spooler
>> > service is not running."
>> >
>> > When there is a printer recognized (after another tedious System
>> > Restore)
>> > and I click "add a printer" I don't get the error message. But when >> > I
>> > try
>> > to
>> > reinstall the printer by using the original Canon software disk, it
>> > won't
>> > proceed and just says "an updated version of this driver is already
>> > installed."
>> >
>> > Don't know what to try next. Any advice?
>> > -- >> > Thanks, Alex
>>


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