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catb18

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parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error:

The service cannot be started either because it ia disabled or it has no enabled devices associated with it.
 

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Does your machine even have a parallel port?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
too be honest i don,t know if it has a parallel port,i went into event viewer to check on something else because i,m having that many problems and came across it.
 

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On the back of your system, do you have a port looking like this? It's the LPT1 Printer Port.

ports.jpg
 

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    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
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    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
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    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
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    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
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Most of the newer machines use USB ports instead for printer. Is your Vista SP1 SP2 or before any service pack?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
I asked because to use a network printer before SP1 you had to make a fake parallel port. Looks like something is scrambled. Do you have a restore point before the problem started?

edit: found it. Take a look at this page on MS site. But before you do anything it's a good idea to make a restore point.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935497

If you are uneasy about editing the registry you might try to get "super user" type to help you out. It's also a good idea to have image backup system in case you make it so the computer won't boot from the HD. It boots a CD then copies your system back from an image.

If you follow the directions though, you should be okay. A restore point will bail you out most of the time.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
i am a bit uneasy about editing the registry myself,i don,t no wether it,s of any relevance but i had a frieend look at my pc about 6 weeks ago,all i wanted was for him to uninstall a couple of programs but he,s done a lot more and i don,t know what he spent 6 hours on it now it,s one problem after another,i thought i would be better of restoring it back to factory settings but i don,t know where to start and if i need to reinstall windows.
 

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If you are at that point then maybe it's nothing to lose. If you do lay the whole system back on to original condition make sure you save any files you need to keep.

If the person ran some kind of registry cleaner/optimizer then you might never unscramble all the headaches. It may be better to bite the bullet and just do the restore.

I didn't notice in the thread if you mentioned the machine type but if it's something hard to lug to a computer repair center you might check prices having a tech come in and do it for you. I have no idea what they would charge these days. To do the restore it's probably by the hour.

But look at it this way. If you're going to wipe the disc and totally restore it, then you don't have to worry so much about editing the Registry. If it won't start up then you were going to do a total restore anyway. It's a chance to learn to mess around in the Registry. Everyone learns by doing. It's not like you are risking a perfectly working system by trying it. Who knows? You might fix it and get confidence doing your own tweaks. :)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
its possible that you do the have port onboard but not have the extension socket connected, some boards even have only the solder joints marked but still have the port option enabled in bios. check the bios and see if this option is enabled, if it is disable save and reboot.
 

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    home brews
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    pc1 msi k7delta, pc2 asus kn79txd evo
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    pc1 2gb crucial, pc2 4gb gskill ripjaws
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    pc1 bfg 7800gs, pc2 shapphire 5770 vapor-x
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    onboard
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    corsair hx
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    jeantech phong
    Cooling
    pc1, handmade waterblocks,passive cooling, pc2 corsair h50
    Mouse
    logictech mx510s wired
I believe that's what the MS KB article is about. It's only changing one reg key. Should be simple enough if the OP is careful.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
registry isnt that scary. just dont change anything you dont know and you willl be fine. i go into my registry all the time and heck sometimes (most of the time) i dont even make a system restore point.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp pavillion a6110n
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    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
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    4 gigs 3.3 useable
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    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
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    generic pnp monitor
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    1280x1024
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    7.2k rpm
    1 linux ubuntu partition
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    1recovery partition
    1 windows 7 partition
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    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
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    normal black case
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    fans
    Keyboard
    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
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    dsl
    Other Info
    2.3 ghz amd
Everything is scary if you haven't done it before. Plus it's hyped up. Like when I learned 8086 assembly language there were always these warnings "if you make a mistake, unpredictable results may follow" like the universe will disintegrate or something. The machine locks up and you have to cycle the power. But the vague warning is oh so scary!!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
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