Vista - Re: "Standard TCP/IP port" gone missing

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Standard TCP/IP Port uses 3 files. Verify the files exist in
\windows\system32

tcpmon.dll
tcpmib.dll
tcpmonui.dll

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"janbon" <janbon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi guys,

Maybe this is all part of the same thing, but here's how my vista system behaves.
Trying to add network-attached printer
Installed Samsung drivers fine,
Cannot add TCP/IP port to print from,
Made sure firewall disabled 'just in case'
Behaviour: Aha! Vista cannot ping printer. But Vista Can ping router
Vista responds to pings from other systems, but cannot ping them either (same as the printer) Other systems ping printer fine.

So while firewall is *supposedly* off (btw, there are two firewalls, Win and Livecare), it seems that somewhere in its heart of hearts (I would use the term Hairball, but Alan seems like a good guy trying to help, so I won't gratuitously slag his employer!)
Anyhow, hope these add'l datapoints help.
Cheers,

Hi Alan,

FYI, as you seem to be the busy troubleshooter here
is one answer that may help you out

My 'asymmetrical' pinging problem, where I couldn't create a TCP/IP port for my printer, turned out to be some Norton stuff that I didn't even install! I was busy turning off the LiveCare firewall and playing with settings.... Security in the control panel indicated some Norton products running as well- I didn't even have Norton program folders or anything. Went and got the Norton Removal tool from their website and it got rid of that stuff. Maybe that was part of the OEM install, but it's not at all obvious that Norton is installed, so oddball problems it's worth a try to start with NRT.
Cheers,

thanks for the update.

And I am a good guy, just trying to help.

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"Alpw" <Alpw.32u65z@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Hi Alan,

Thanks for your time, but unfortunately I still have the problem on both
boxes. It is really strange because this was configured and working ever
since I installed Vista, and then all of sudden one day the printer was
offline, and the standard tcp/ip port was missing, It cannot be added from
the list of available ports. I have checked the files you mention as well as
the registy entries required.

Any other advice would be welcome.

Greetings form a former blue badge

Jan

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

Do the reg keys exist or are they missing as well?

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"janbon" <janbon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes the reg keys are in place and correct.


"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

If the keys are there the spooler should initalize them when starting and
display the port monitor in the UI.

If the base keys look okay, delete the key for the port(s) that should exist
(write down or export the key data for the port), then stop and start the
spooler. Check if the Standard TCP/IP port gets enumerated and it is listed
by Add Printer (or use printmanagement.msc, a more superior than the shell
UI component).

I am always busy but I am alanmo.
back (cleanspl basically just deletes the reg entries ).
decimal)
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"janbon" <janbon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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