<![CDATA[Real Geek Forums - Windows Vista Printers & Scanners]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/mpedia/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Real Geek Forums - Windows Vista Printers & Scanners]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums <![CDATA[Printer won't print, except for test pages]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums/printer-wont-print-except-for-test-pages-475285-new-post.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:31:01 GMT I have an HP Photosmart 7550 that was working fine. Now for some reason, it prints nothing, except for the test pages. Those print immediately.... I have an HP Photosmart 7550 that was working fine. Now for some reason, it
prints nothing, except for the test pages. Those print immediately. I've
tried to print email, Internet, Word documents, etc. No luck.

I can see it go to the que and it says the job is printing, but then
suddenly it goes blank. The printer isn't receiving anything.

I have been in contact with HP and so far, no luck in resolving this. I have
just uninstalled the correct driver for this then reinstalled it. Now, not
even the test pages print; but I do get an Error message. Previously, Print
jobs were listed, then just disappeared.
]]> Mike http://www.realgeek.com/forums/printer-wont-print-except-for-test-pages-475285.html Error 1068 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/error-1068-a-475150-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:05:23 GMT Whoa Charl, please lose the Caps Lock, it's considered shouting and we can
all hear quite well here.

Follow steps 15 thru 17 at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"charl ackermann" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:69d26c17157bf1582131ae42de40617a@nntp-gateway.com...
Quote:
>
> HI GUYS,
>
> JUST CAN NOT INSTALL MY LEXMARK F4270 PRINTER. I HAVE INSTALLED AND
> UNINSTALLED PROBABLY ALL THE APPLICABLE DRIVERS ON THE NET. THE SAME
> APPLIES TO PDF CREATOR SOFTWARE. AS SOON AS I TRY TO EVEN ADD A PRINTER
> I GET A MESSAGE TELLING THAT I MUST RESTART MY PRINTER SPOOLER. TRIED,
> BUT NO LUCK AND IT IS SET ON AUTOMATIC.
>
> I EVEN BOUGHT REGCURE TO CURE MY 812 REGISTRY PROBLEMS.....NO LUCK:mad:
>
> EVEN IF I CAN JUST GET THE PRIMO PDF GOING I CAN AT LEAST START
> SOMEWHERE?
>
> ANY HELP WILL DO?!?!?!?!?!? HAVE WIN VISTA HOME BASIC 32 BIT ON HP
>
>
> --
> charl ackermann
]]> charl ackermann http://www.realgeek.com/forums/error-1068-a-475150.html HP Deskjet F2280 and IE7 incompatibility! http://www.realgeek.com/forums/hp-deskjet-f2280-and-ie7-incompatibility-474911-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:42:34 GMT Nothing...I updated the drivers and nothing happened the problem stil exists! Now I have to restore the pc in a previous time -- Jungleyes
Nothing...I updated the drivers and nothing happened the problem stil
exists! Now I have to restore the pc in a previous time

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Jungleyes
]]> Jungleyes http://www.realgeek.com/forums/hp-deskjet-f2280-and-ie7-incompatibility-474911.html <![CDATA[Can't Scan with Brother MFC 8640D after installing Windows Live Onecare]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums/cant-scan-with-brother-mfc-8640d-after-installing-windows-live-onecare-474912-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:24 GMT Try asking in the LIVE newsgroups/forums as you have at least pinned it down to one specific application that is blocking your efforts to... Try asking in the LIVE newsgroups/forums as you have at least pinned it down
to one specific application that is blocking your efforts to scan.
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Metrogirl" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:ec8848cd60027bfbc04ad9a8890eff72@nntp-gateway.com...
Quote:
>
> I have Vista Premium 32bit and a Brother MFC 8640D
> printer/scanner/copier with a USB connection. Everything worked just
> fine until I installed Windows Live Onecare yesterday. I can still
> print fine, but when I try to scan I get the following message:
>
> "Scanning failed.
>
> Please try to scan the image again, if the error happens again please
> restart your computer, and then try to scan again.
>
> (CC3-205-03031f02)"
>
> I've rebooted a few times but it doesn't seem to recognize the printer
> in the scan mode and haven't had any luck either the Brother or Vista
> support sites so far. I'm assuming this is some kind of fire-wall issue
> but I can't seem to pin it down. Anyone else experience this yet? :huh:
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Metrogirl
]]> Metrogirl http://www.realgeek.com/forums/cant-scan-with-brother-mfc-8640d-after-installing-windows-live-onecare-474912.html Lexmark Fax option not working http://www.realgeek.com/forums/lexmark-fax-option-not-working-474910-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:40:38 GMT Driver size at the Lexmark website is the same for Vista as it is for XP, so they should... Driver size at the Lexmark website is the same for Vista as it is for XP, so
they should work.
http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/seque...9_0_en,00.html
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Renoguy" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:10cb53ee265388ac158089a3adf3e3e8@nntp-gateway.com...
Quote:
>
> When I installed my Lexmark x1250 3 in 1 printer on my new Vista system
> I had to download drivers from the Lexmark web site. I can now print,
> however there is no control panel therefore I cannot fax or scan. Any
> ideas on how I can fix this.
>
>
> --
> Renoguy
]]> Renoguy http://www.realgeek.com/forums/lexmark-fax-option-not-working-474910.html Canon Laser Shot LBP-930EX for Windows Vista Home Premium English http://www.realgeek.com/forums/canon-laser-shot-lbp-930ex-for-windows-vista-home-premium-english-474563-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:53:49 GMT I cannot find any references to this printer on either the US, Australian or European Canon websites. All I can suggest you do is find the... I cannot find any references to this printer on either the US, Australian or
European Canon websites. All I can suggest you do is find the closest
drivers for your printer.... and see if they work. I can see 860 and 8II
model units on the sites, you might want to give them a try.

If you still have the CD from XP and are running 32 bit Vista, you can also
try that.
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"rufusrenn" <rufusrenn.3m8uwg@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
news:rufusrenn.3m8uwg@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
Quote:
>
> Hello.
>
> I have an English version of Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit and am
> having a hard time getting a printer driver for my work's printer, which
> is the _*Canon_Laser_Shot_LBP-930EX*_.
>
> A friend that has Windows Vista (Japanese) says that it's an old
> printer, but found the information in the default settings. It's not in
> the English version. Can someone offer some help? Thanks in advance.
>
> :confused::confused::confused:
>
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |Filename: friend's Japanese version.jpg |
> |Download: 130 |
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> --
> rufusrenn
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
]]> rufusrenn http://www.realgeek.com/forums/canon-laser-shot-lbp-930ex-for-windows-vista-home-premium-english-474563.html <![CDATA[I can't get WFS to use my Outlook 2007 contacts]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums/i-cant-get-wfs-to-use-my-outlook-2007-contacts-473442-new-post.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:24:00 GMT I just did. Outlook is installed. The Outlook Address Book service is configured in your profile. Outlook is your default mail client and... I just did. Outlook is installed. The Outlook Address Book service is
configured in your profile. Outlook is your default mail client and contacts
manager.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uMlMNz3dJHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Quote:
> WFS will always use Outlook when you have it installed and correctly
> configured as your default Contacts manager. Accordingly, one of those
> conditions is not true. Only you can figure out which.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "adirjw" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
> news:55853b7fad33989aac369ee2df8d6a40@nntp-gateway.com...
Quote:
>>
>> For some reason I can't get WFS to use my Outlook 2007 contacts. It will
>> only use Windows contacts that I never use.
>> I've set all defaults to outlook and even ran a repair but with no
>> success.
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> --
>> adirjw
>
]]> adirjw http://www.realgeek.com/forums/i-cant-get-wfs-to-use-my-outlook-2007-contacts-473442.html Sharing one printer with two Vista desktop http://www.realgeek.com/forums/sharing-one-printer-with-two-vista-desktop-473248-new-post.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:19:01 GMT Can someone give me little help for sharing a printer with two desktop. > They'er both running on Vista, and connected to...]]> Wing wrote:
Quote:
> Can someone give me little help for sharing a printer with two desktop.
> They'er both running on Vista, and connected to a Linksys WRT-54G router.
>
If the printer is not a network printer (connected to one of the computers
locally instead of connected directly to the network by ethernet to the
router), you need to set up file/printer sharing on both machines and then
install the printer on both machines. Assuming that the printer is indeed
connected locally to one of the computers (don't forget to share it from
there), the installation routine on the second computer should see the
shared printer on the other machine.

Here are general network troubleshooting steps. Not everything may be
applicable to your situation, so just take the bits that are. It may look
daunting, but if you follow the steps at the links and suggestions below
systematically and calmly, you will have no difficulty in setting up your
sharing.

Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as files
and folders:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused
by 1) a misconfigured firewall or overlooked firewall (including a stateful
firewall in a VPN); or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the
built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having
identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying
to create shares where the operating system does not permit it.

A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN)
traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer
Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network Setup Wizard on
XP will take care of this for those machines.The only "gotcha" is that this
will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a
third-party firewall or have an antivirus/security program with its own
firewall component, then you're fine. With third-party firewalls, I
usually configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be
192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
subnet. Refer to any third party security program's Help or user forums for
how to properly configure its firewall. Do not run more than one firewall.
DO NOT TURN OFF FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY.

B. For ease of organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup. This
is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab.

C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not
need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE
PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly
to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you
can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

D. After you have file sharing working (and have tested this by exchanging a
file between all machines), if you want to share a printer connected
locally to one of your computers, share it out from that machine. Then go
to the printer mftr.'s website and download the latest drivers for the
correct operating system(s). Install them on the target machine(s). The
printer should be seen during the installation routine. If it is not,
install the drivers and then use the Add Printer Wizard. In some instances,
certain printers need to be installed as Local printers but that is outside
of this response.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

]]> Wing http://www.realgeek.com/forums/sharing-one-printer-with-two-vista-desktop-473248.html Can drivers from Vista x64 DVD be copied to XP64 machine? http://www.realgeek.com/forums/can-drivers-from-vista-x64-dvd-be-copied-to-xp64-machine-473247-new-post.html Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:24:28 GMT wrote: ---Quote--- > share the directory of the x64 Vista machine >...]]> On Jan 17, 3:06*am, "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <ala...@online.microsoft.com>
wrote:
Quote:
> share the directory of the x64 Vista machine
> windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository
>
> plug in the device on the XP x64 machine, point to the share and drill to
> prnhhp???? *. *There is an inf file in this directory for the printer, I'm
> hoping that the Plug and Play process will read and install all the
> components as they are enumerated on the device.
Didn't work unfortunately...

Travis

]]> Travis http://www.realgeek.com/forums/can-drivers-from-vista-x64-dvd-be-copied-to-xp64-machine-473247.html Konica Minolta Di351 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/konica-minolta-di351-472612-new-post.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:46:23 GMT wrote in message news:F664FEDB-F440-4551-BE06-C6D8CF383F3F@microsoft.com... ---Quote--- > When I tried to install...]]>

"Guillermo" <reyesgui@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F664FEDB-F440-4551-BE06-C6D8CF383F3F@microsoft.com...
Quote:
> When I tried to install this driver (Di351) on my Vista64. First, I found
> the driver is not available on the manufacture's site, instead they said
> the driver is included in the box with the Windows Vista64, so I look on
> my computer, but I don't know where do I need to look?
> I you know the easiest way to find out and install it, I appreciate you.
> Thanks in advance for your input,
> GUILLERMO
Get to Add printer dialog, when get to Install printer driver type scroll
down Manufacturer column, click on Konica Minolta and then scroll down to
the printer in the right hand column.

If they don't have a driver listed there for you printer you may be out of
luck for Vista 64.

]]> Guillermo http://www.realgeek.com/forums/konica-minolta-di351-472612.html <![CDATA[Epson Stylus 1280 & Vista printing issues]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums/epson-stylus-1280-and-vista-printing-issues-472262-new-post.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:26:50 GMT oh yea the East Print yep we tried that last night still no luck : -- 01pewterz28
oh yea the East Print yep we tried that last night still no luck :

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]]> 01pewterz28 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/epson-stylus-1280-and-vista-printing-issues-472262.html Fatal Error installing HP Printer http://www.realgeek.com/forums/fatal-error-installing-hp-printer-472261-new-post.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:34:57 GMT A System Restore just takes you back a couple of days to (hopefully) when
the notebook worked corrected. It's a System RECOVERY or System REPAIR that
takes you all the way back to when the hard-drive left their facilities.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"bsharp11" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:2ac9e4133795bea02020e5d560b1ce89@nntp-gateway.com...
Quote:
>
> If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Running Vista Home
> Basic and tryin to install an HO Officejet Pro L7580. Have tried the
> installation CD for Vista and the HP online download. Either way i get
> to 94% complete and get a Fatal Error message. The install reverses and
> removes the files then restarts the computer. Spent several hours on
> phone with HP and got no where. They sent me to Toshiba and they wanted
> me to do a system restore which I am not inclined to do to simply
> install a printer.
> At this point i am stuck. I have the printer working on another laptop
> running XP with no problem.
> The installation creates an error log that has this in the detail:
>
> Now Launching+X:\hpzwrp01.exe -m dpinstxml_vista -1XXX -f
> X:\hpwins05.dat-Validate No dat-Validate No =Application did not return
> ERROR_SUCCESS. Returned 0x643 Exit Code=1603
>
> Please help!!!!
>
>
> --
> bsharp11
]]> bsharp11 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/fatal-error-installing-hp-printer-472261.html Vista with HP laserjet 5 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-with-hp-laserjet-5-a-472260-new-post.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:46:54 GMT All sorted , thank -- darrancollins
All sorted , thank

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darrancollins
]]> darrancollins http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-with-hp-laserjet-5-a-472260.html vista wont keep network default printer? http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-wont-keep-network-default-printer-472259-new-post.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:48:01 GMT At work I connect to a network printer. When I go home of an evening and come back to work, the default printer is gone. Every time I start... At work I connect to a network printer. When I go home of an evening and
come back to work, the default printer is gone. Every time I start my
computer I have to go into control panel to reset the default for the office
printer.

Any suggestions?
]]> rocketjacket http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-wont-keep-network-default-printer-472259.html Vista, Excel 2003, HP Printers - various problems http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-excel-2003-hp-printers-various-problems-472258-new-post.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:36:06 GMT Sorry Cari, and Bill.

I'm a template developer, and I have had months of Windows/Printer
technicians telling me it's an Excel problem, must be something to do with my
templates. Shouldn't take it out on others, I know.

Just glad to finally be getting somewhere

K

"Bill" wrote:
Quote:
> You should be aware that Cari and anyone else trying to assist you here is a
> VOLUNTEER - not an employee of MS.
>
> As in "real life" abusing people online is unlikely to help you.
>
> "Have a nice day"
>
> PLONK
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "K" <K@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C7DAF60D-A648-4141-AD80-E66A08E17D39@microsoft.com...
Quote:
> > Thank you for the standard 'Pass the buck' response.
> >
> > I have found a partial solution - unsurprisingly not in the Excel groups!
> >
> > This is a known issue with a Windows Vista HotFix available from
> > Microsoft:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/948349
> >
> > I hope the rest of you have better luck trying to get help from an MVP
> >
> >
> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
Quote:
> >> If it's only Excel that is having the difficulties and other applications
> >> print OK, then it's application specific and should be asked in the Excel
> >> newsgroups/forums. We deal with more general problems in this group,
> >> such
> >> as no application printing etc.
> >> --
> >> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> >> www.coribright.com/windows
> >>
> >> "K" <K@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3AFA0C54-80A1-49E9-9D1E-25C4DD34A82B@microsoft.com...
> >> > We have recently got new hardware and upgraded to Vista. We have also
> >> > just
> >> > changed to fully networked printing.
> >> >
> >> > We are having some printing funnies, but mainly when printing from
> >> > Excel -
> >> > no idea why. Here is a selection of the printing problems we have had:
> >> >
> >> > File-Print: Print dialog does not appear
> >> > File-Print/Print: Does not print, no printing message
> >> > File-Print/Print: Looks like it prints to printer (see printing
> >> > message),
> >> > but nothing prints out.
> >> > File-Print/Print: Looks like it prints to printer (see printing
> >> > message,
> >> > which includes some Japanese characters - we have no machines set up
> >> > for
> >> > Japanese), but nothing prints out.
> >> > File-Print/Print: When you choose to print more that one copy, only the
> >> > first copy prints out
> >> > File-Print/Print: Although a different printer is chosen, it prints to
> >> > the
> >> > default printer
> >> >
> >> > We think it's probably a collection of issues, any ideas for any of
> >> > them
> >> > very welcome!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, K
> >>
>
>
>
>
]]> K http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-excel-2003-hp-printers-various-problems-472258.html