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vista print spooler and page count errors.
  1. #1


    OneTechForGOD Guest

    vista print spooler and page count errors.

    Hi all, we have an HP officeJet Pro L7650 all in one. with an odd problem.
    when you go to print a document or what ever; the print spooler takes over
    as naturally it should, but that is where the problem lies;
    when it is told 1 page it lists and tries to print 3 pages. 3/1.
    when told to print 5 pages it will count up to as much as 75/5 and as high
    as 176 pages. on our first print loaded the tray full (250 sheets) and told
    it to print 25 sheets. it printed the full tray and then said paper was out.
    and HP has no Idea what to do. after a few days and many hours and chat
    sessions with the HP techs, I was told to contact microsoft and tell them it
    is the print spooler. and since it has been well over 90 days microsoft wont
    even let you talk to a tech with out a 59.00 price tag. not good. especially
    on a first incident. and this vista is turning out to be a headache to deal
    with. they made it sooo user friendly you almost cant use it normally. it
    tries and blocks 1/2 of what you need to do. even docs and settings is not
    accessible for some reason. were stuck, we bought this 300.00 printer and
    cant even use its full potential. this sucks. and not only that i do not
    even have the option to download the sp1 for vista. i tried and downloaded
    the full version 2x. and for the life of me i cannot find them . i even made
    a new folder and pointed the download to that folder and when the download
    was finished it was not there. and the download box closes even when i
    unchecked the box to close when finished downloaded. very frustrating. I even
    directed it to download to an external drive and it did not put it there. now
    the search is on. and speaking of search that search window is almost
    useless. i end up using the run box to operate commands search for stuff.



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  2. #2


    Carey Frisch [MVP] Guest

    Re: vista print spooler and page count errors.

    The HP Printing Diagnostic Utility was created to diagnose and fix many
    common issues preventing printing from the computer:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...s=2093&lang=en

    --
    Carey Frisch
    Microsoft MVP
    Windows Desktop Experience -
    Windows System & Performance

    ---------------------------------------------------------------

    "OneTechForGOD" wrote:

    Hi all, we have an HP officeJet Pro L7650 all in one. with an odd problem.
    when you go to print a document or what ever; the print spooler takes over
    as naturally it should, but that is where the problem lies;
    when it is told 1 page it lists and tries to print 3 pages. 3/1.
    when told to print 5 pages it will count up to as much as 75/5 and as high
    as 176 pages. on our first print loaded the tray full (250 sheets) and told
    it to print 25 sheets. it printed the full tray and then said paper was out.
    and HP has no Idea what to do. after a few days and many hours and chat
    sessions with the HP techs, I was told to contact microsoft and tell them it
    is the print spooler. and since it has been well over 90 days microsoft wont
    even let you talk to a tech with out a 59.00 price tag. not good. especially
    on a first incident. and this vista is turning out to be a headache to deal
    with. they made it sooo user friendly you almost cant use it normally. it
    tries and blocks 1/2 of what you need to do. even docs and settings is not
    accessible for some reason. were stuck, we bought this 300.00 printer and
    cant even use its full potential. this sucks. and not only that i do not
    even have the option to download the sp1 for vista. i tried and downloaded
    the full version 2x. and for the life of me i cannot find them . i even made
    a new folder and pointed the download to that folder and when the download
    was finished it was not there. and the download box closes even when i
    unchecked the box to close when finished downloaded. very frustrating. I even
    directed it to download to an external drive and it did not put it there. now
    the search is on. and speaking of search that search window is almost
    useless. i end up using the run box to operate commands search for stuff.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    huwyngr Guest

    Re: vista print spooler and page count errors.

    In article <DEAB5ECB-0DC2-4534-BB96-8707E313C06E@xxxxxx>,
    OneTechForGOD wrote:

    > Hi all, we have an HP officeJet Pro L7650 all in one. with an odd problem.
    See if my reply to your other post is helpful and whether Alan Morris spots
    this problem.

    DO NOT THINK OF APPLYING SP1 if you have a problem -- the likelihood of it
    curing something unless it is specifically listed in the background
    literature on it is less than zeor IMO -- stick to solving the problem
    without complicating the OS !


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  4. #4


    Alan Morris [MSFT] Guest

    Re: vista print spooler and page count errors.

    try one of the HP OfficeJet drivers that is included in Vista. If you can
    print a legible test page attempt the multiple page document printing using
    this driver.

    Run Add Printer , Local Printer, Select the same port as the other device,
    compatible driver, ... Finish

    --
    Alan Morris
    Windows Printing Team
    Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
    http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

    "OneTechForGOD" <arroyowolf@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    newsEAB5ECB-0DC2-4534-BB96-8707E313C06E@xxxxxx

    > Hi all, we have an HP officeJet Pro L7650 all in one. with an odd problem.
    > when you go to print a document or what ever; the print spooler takes over
    > as naturally it should, but that is where the problem lies;
    > when it is told 1 page it lists and tries to print 3 pages. 3/1.
    > when told to print 5 pages it will count up to as much as 75/5 and as high
    > as 176 pages. on our first print loaded the tray full (250 sheets) and
    > told
    > it to print 25 sheets. it printed the full tray and then said paper was
    > out.
    > and HP has no Idea what to do. after a few days and many hours and chat
    > sessions with the HP techs, I was told to contact microsoft and tell them
    > it
    > is the print spooler. and since it has been well over 90 days microsoft
    > wont
    > even let you talk to a tech with out a 59.00 price tag. not good.
    > especially
    > on a first incident. and this vista is turning out to be a headache to
    > deal
    > with. they made it sooo user friendly you almost cant use it normally. it
    > tries and blocks 1/2 of what you need to do. even docs and settings is not
    > accessible for some reason. were stuck, we bought this 300.00 printer and
    > cant even use its full potential. this sucks. and not only that i do not
    > even have the option to download the sp1 for vista. i tried and downloaded
    > the full version 2x. and for the life of me i cannot find them . i even
    > made
    > a new folder and pointed the download to that folder and when the download
    > was finished it was not there. and the download box closes even when i
    > unchecked the box to close when finished downloaded. very frustrating. I
    > even
    > directed it to download to an external drive and it did not put it there.
    > now
    > the search is on. and speaking of search that search window is almost
    > useless. i end up using the run box to operate commands search for stuff.


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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