re:add printer wizard

Is the print spooler running? From the command prompt, type

net start spooler

(and hit enter).

Then try the Add Printer Wizard again.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Rodolfo" <rterron@comprosys.com> wrote in message
news:073301c377b0$01f48f60$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> When I click on the add a printer wizard in Windows XP
> Pro nothing happens. I have restarted the PC several
> times. I am trying to add a Brother DCP-1400. I have also
> tried to inststall from the Brother setup CD and it gives
> an error "cannot copy file". I am also logged in as
> Administrator. Any hekp would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.

I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I finish
loading everything the printer wizard does not work. It
does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going to
stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and it
still worked, I loaded all other programs and somewhere in
that time it stopped working. It does not break all the
time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.

Thanks for any help,
Conny

Highly interesting. Can you be more specific - how exactly does it stop
working ? Does it not come and do nothing, not came up but display error
message, come up but fail somewhere along the way ?

What other apps are in the image you're deploying ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:56 AM
Subject: add printer wizard

>I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I finish
> loading everything the printer wizard does not work. It
> does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going to
> stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and it
> still worked, I loaded all other programs and somewhere in
> that time it stopped working. It does not break all the
> time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
> factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Conny
>

I have the same problem. The Add a Printer does nothing,
no error, no response.

[This manifest itself such that I cannot use the sw
supplied by two printer vendors to install the printers.
Just after I connect the printer, both install apps go
nuts (1) CPU 100% and 1) install gets itself into a
endless loop which I have to break out of). My printer
use to work]

>-----Original Message-----
>Highly interesting. Can you be more specific - how

exactly does it stop

>working ? Does it not come and do nothing, not came up

but display error

>message, come up but fail somewhere along the way ?
>
>What other apps are in the image you're deploying ?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu>
>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:56 AM
>Subject: add printer wizard
>

>>I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I

finish

>> loading everything the printer wizard does not work. It
>> does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going to
>> stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and it
>> still worked, I loaded all other programs and

somewhere in

>> that time it stopped working. It does not break all the
>> time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
>> factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Conny
>>

>
>
>.
>

Well, if Conny's problem is indeed that double-clicking the Add Printer icon
results in nothing, then you have the same sympton. Hers is really
interesting because it's not consistent. Yours is probably the usual case of
some install program futzing around with printui.dll (which hosts the Add
Printer Wizard). Running "sfc /scannow" from the command line usually fixes
that.

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"jonathan.barrett@digex.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1ee801c3a221$e2600570$3101280a@phx.gbl...

>I have the same problem. The Add a Printer does nothing,
> no error, no response.
>
> [This manifest itself such that I cannot use the sw
> supplied by two printer vendors to install the printers.
> Just after I connect the printer, both install apps go
> nuts (1) CPU 100% and 1) install gets itself into a
> endless loop which I have to break out of). My printer
> use to work]
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Highly interesting. Can you be more specific - how

> exactly does it stop

>>working ? Does it not come and do nothing, not came up

> but display error

>>message, come up but fail somewhere along the way ?
>>
>>What other apps are in the image you're deploying ?
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu>
>>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
>>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:56 AM
>>Subject: add printer wizard
>>

>>>I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I

> finish

>>> loading everything the printer wizard does not work. It
>>> does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going to
>>> stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and it
>>> still worked, I loaded all other programs and

> somewhere in

>>> that time it stopped working. It does not break all the
>>> time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
>>> factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help,
>>> Conny
>>>

>>
>>
>>.
>>

My problem is that nothing happens with the add printer
wizard. No errors no nothing. I am so frustrated and sorry
about this but I am glad to know that one other person has
run into this. I am to the point of being afraid to load
XP fresh on a machine.

>-----Original Message-----
>Well, if Conny's problem is indeed that double-clicking

the Add Printer icon

>results in nothing, then you have the same sympton. Hers

is really

>interesting because it's not consistent. Yours is

probably the usual case of

>some install program futzing around with printui.dll

(which hosts the Add

>Printer Wizard). Running "sfc /scannow" from the command

line usually fixes

>that.
>
>--
>This posting is provided "AS IS" and confers no rights

whatsoever.

>
>"jonathan.barrett@digex.com"

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>message news:1ee801c3a221$e2600570$3101280a@phx.gbl...

>>I have the same problem. The Add a Printer does nothing,
>> no error, no response.
>>
>> [This manifest itself such that I cannot use the sw
>> supplied by two printer vendors to install the printers.
>> Just after I connect the printer, both install apps go
>> nuts (1) CPU 100% and 1) install gets itself into a
>> endless loop which I have to break out of). My printer
>> use to work]
>>

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Highly interesting. Can you be more specific - how

>> exactly does it stop

>>>working ? Does it not come and do nothing, not came up

>> but display error

>>>message, come up but fail somewhere along the way ?
>>>
>>>What other apps are in the image you're deploying ?
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu>
>>>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
>>>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:56 AM
>>>Subject: add printer wizard
>>>
>>>>I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I

>> finish

>>>> loading everything the printer wizard does not work.

It

>>>> does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going to
>>>> stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and it
>>>> still worked, I loaded all other programs and

>> somewhere in

>>>> that time it stopped working. It does not break all

the

>>>> time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
>>>> factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help,
>>>> Conny
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>

>
>
>.
>

So, assuming that you're deploying images - what application do you install
with that ?

Does running sfc /scannow from the command line on one of the affected
machines solve the problem ? If so, what does the log say which files got
replaced ?
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"Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu> wrote in message
news:0a1001c3a469$8c7d2940$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> My problem is that nothing happens with the add printer
> wizard. No errors no nothing. I am so frustrated and sorry
> about this but I am glad to know that one other person has
> run into this. I am to the point of being afraid to load
> XP fresh on a machine.
>
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Well, if Conny's problem is indeed that double-clicking

> the Add Printer icon

>>results in nothing, then you have the same sympton. Hers

> is really

>>interesting because it's not consistent. Yours is

> probably the usual case of

>>some install program futzing around with printui.dll

> (which hosts the Add

>>Printer Wizard). Running "sfc /scannow" from the command

> line usually fixes

>>that.
>>
>>--
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" and confers no rights

> whatsoever.

>>
>>"jonathan.barrett@digex.com"

> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>message news:1ee801c3a221$e2600570$3101280a@phx.gbl...

>>>I have the same problem. The Add a Printer does nothing,
>>> no error, no response.
>>>
>>> [This manifest itself such that I cannot use the sw
>>> supplied by two printer vendors to install the printers.
>>> Just after I connect the printer, both install apps go
>>> nuts (1) CPU 100% and 1) install gets itself into a
>>> endless loop which I have to break out of). My printer
>>> use to work]
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Highly interesting. Can you be more specific - how
>>> exactly does it stop
>>>>working ? Does it not come and do nothing, not came up
>>> but display error
>>>>message, come up but fail somewhere along the way ?
>>>>
>>>>What other apps are in the image you're deploying ?
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu>
>>>>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
>>>>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:56 AM
>>>>Subject: add printer wizard
>>>>
>>>>>I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I
>>> finish
>>>>> loading everything the printer wizard does not work.

> It

>>>>> does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going to
>>>>> stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and it
>>>>> still worked, I loaded all other programs and
>>> somewhere in
>>>>> that time it stopped working. It does not break all

> the

>>>>> time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
>>>>> factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any help,
>>>>> Conny
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>

>>
>>
>>.
>>

No I am not using an image I am loading fresh xp. I am
loading Jenzabar (DataBase SQL2k), adobe reader, netscape,
pegasus email, winzip. I have not gotten another computer
with this problem to try SFC yet. I ended up putting
windows 2000 on the two I had from the other day because
the users were waiting.
Thanks,
Conny

>-----Original Message-----
>So, assuming that you're deploying images - what

application do you install

>with that ?
>
>Does running sfc /scannow from the command line on one of

the affected

>machines solve the problem ? If so, what does the log say

which files got

>replaced ?
>--
>This posting is provided "AS IS" and confers no rights

whatsoever.

>
>"Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu> wrote in message
>news:0a1001c3a469$8c7d2940$a601280a@phx.gbl...

>> My problem is that nothing happens with the add printer
>> wizard. No errors no nothing. I am so frustrated and

sorry

>> about this but I am glad to know that one other person

has

>> run into this. I am to the point of being afraid to load
>> XP fresh on a machine.
>>
>>

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Well, if Conny's problem is indeed that double-clicking

>> the Add Printer icon

>>>results in nothing, then you have the same sympton. Hers

>> is really

>>>interesting because it's not consistent. Yours is

>> probably the usual case of

>>>some install program futzing around with printui.dll

>> (which hosts the Add

>>>Printer Wizard). Running "sfc /scannow" from the command

>> line usually fixes

>>>that.
>>>
>>>--
>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" and confers no rights

>> whatsoever.

>>>
>>>"jonathan.barrett@digex.com"

>> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>>message news:1ee801c3a221$e2600570$3101280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>I have the same problem. The Add a Printer does

nothing,

>>>> no error, no response.
>>>>
>>>> [This manifest itself such that I cannot use the sw
>>>> supplied by two printer vendors to install the

printers.

>>>> Just after I connect the printer, both install apps go
>>>> nuts (1) CPU 100% and 1) install gets itself into a
>>>> endless loop which I have to break out of). My

printer

>>>> use to work]
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Highly interesting. Can you be more specific - how
>>>> exactly does it stop
>>>>>working ? Does it not come and do nothing, not came up
>>>> but display error
>>>>>message, come up but fail somewhere along the way ?
>>>>>
>>>>>What other apps are in the image you're deploying ?
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Conny" <cjohnson@csuniv.edu>
>>>>>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
>>>>>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:56 AM
>>>>>Subject: add printer wizard
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have loaded XP Pro on a few machines that when I
>>>> finish
>>>>>> loading everything the printer wizard does not work.

>> It

>>>>>> does nothing at all. I cannot tell when it is going

to

>>>>>> stop working. I have loaded the os and updates and

it

>>>>>> still worked, I loaded all other programs and
>>>> somewhere in
>>>>>> that time it stopped working. It does not break all

>> the

>>>>>> time, just 50% on fresh loads. Once it stopped on a
>>>>>> factory load. The only fix is reloading so far.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any help,
>>>>>> Conny
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>

>
>
>.
>