Re: Another printer deleting itself.

Try stopping the Spooler Service and see whether it will let you delete it then. Don't forget to restart it afterwards (or a reboot should start it automatically)
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm

If it makes you feel better, I'm currently adding a printer to my own network, but the driver from Canon is downloading sooooo slowly, I'm afraid I'll be asleep before it arrives. I could walk into the other room and pick up the CD, but just in case it's a later driver, I decided to go to Canon's website instead. I guess that was a really bad idea! I just treated myself to a Canon imageProGraf ip6100. It's HUGE. The only thing it's printed up until now is its test page. It took us about two hours to get it out of the box, and two of us to carry it to its new location. Another hour to load all 12 ink tanks... and sort itself out... and then about 20 minutes to find out how to install the first roll of paper! My ip4300 and ip6700 are definitely much quicker to work with!
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows


"Alex" <st7alex@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message news:0A52FC07-2354-4EBB-A167-248B20E75348@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi again, Cari

Hate to keep bugging you, but you would seem to be my final hope. I've even
toyed with the idea of just trashing my printer and replacing it, since a new
printer with full ink tanks costs barely more than just replacing all the ink
tanks. But, I've got a real fear that the corrupted driver will keep me in
my same predicament, unless a different model printer will ingnore any old
corrupted drivers for my current printer.

I DID try to follow your instructions once again, step-by-step. Apparently
I must have skipped over Step 4 the first time around. BUT --- when I looked
in the Drivers tab and tried to remove the Canon iP4200 driver, I got the
following message: "Unable to remove Canon iP4200, Intel, Windows 200 or XP
driver. The specified printer driver is currently in use." FYI, my printer is
turned off, the USB is unplugged, and there's absolutely nothing in the queue.

At this point, I'm just stuck again since, heeding your warning regarding
Step 4, I figure it's useless to continue.

Any thoughts?
--
Thanks, Alex


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

Still keeping my fingers crossed, but now I've asked the cats and poodle to
keep their paws crossed as well!
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Alex" <st7alex@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:B2EB2744-92F6-4C3C-AABA-0498987DA8E3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The USB ports were indeed in the default "sleep" position. I unchecked
> those
> and will see what happens upon re-start.
> -- > Thanks, Alex
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> -- >> 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.
>> > -- >> > Thanks, Alex
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
>> >> -- >> >> 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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