Vista - unable to print on lexmark

Garth · 08-07-2008

I recently moved into Vista and was happily restoring with software and hardware.
I tried installing my old Lexmark printer 74-75 just for the scanner. My other printer is a Samsung CLP300.
The Lexmark won't install and then I found out they were not going to make any driver for Vista!

OK! I can live without it. Then I find my computer freezes every so often and I was advised to remove Lexmark from the regedit and the sys32 folder.

I have no printing ability at all now and I suspect that the answer to my problem would be to replace the items from sys32.
I believe there were 6 items all starting lex......
I managed to remove 3

Is there a way to retrieve them or obtain them from another source?

Garth · 08-07-2008

OK, forget this one.
matter of fact is I couldn't get the print spooler to work.
I followed this advice and yay, I have my samsung back in the printer folder and working.

Quote:

Click Start and press Run
Type
sc config spooler depend= RPCSS

Then select run and type services.msc

Find "Print Spooler", right click and properties.
and on 'general tab' press start.

Unplug the printers USB and re-connect it
everything was fine after that.

I hope this helps someone else too.

08-07-2008	#1 (permalink)
Garth Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts	unable to print after lexmark removal I recently moved into Vista and was happily restoring with software and hardware. I tried installing my old Lexmark printer 74-75 just for the scanner. My other printer is a Samsung CLP300. The Lexmark won't install and then I found out they were not going to make any driver for Vista! OK! I can live without it. Then I find my computer freezes every so often and I was advised to remove Lexmark from the regedit and the sys32 folder. I have no printing ability at all now and I suspect that the answer to my problem would be to replace the items from sys32. I believe there were 6 items all starting lex...... I managed to remove 3 Is there a way to retrieve them or obtain them from another source? Last edited by Garth; 08-07-2008 at 05:23 PM.. Reason: spelling errors
My System Specs

08-07-2008	#2 (permalink)
Garth Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts	Re: unable to print on lexmark OK, forget this one. matter of fact is I couldn't get the print spooler to work. I followed this advice and yay, I have my samsung back in the printer folder and working. Quote: Click Start and press Run Type sc config spooler depend= RPCSS Then select run and type services.msc Find "Print Spooler", right click and properties. and on 'general tab' press start. Unplug the printers USB and re-connect it everything was fine after that. I hope this helps someone else too.
My System Specs

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