Solved Cannot Print MS Office Programs with UAC Turned On

[bdwinks]

Vista 32 bit system with Dell 948 AIO Printer
Prints test page, prints from Internet Explorer.
Cannot print anything from a MS Office program (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc).
Can print from all programs when disabling User Account Control (UAC).

UAC Enabled did not keep me from getting that nasty malware called Personal Antivirus, so what's the use of having UAC enabled?

 

[JMH]

Vista 32 bit system with Dell 948 AIO Printer
Prints test page, prints from Internet Explorer.
Cannot print anything from a MS Office program (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc).
Can print from all programs when disabling User Account Control (UAC).

UAC Enabled did not keep me from getting that nasty malware called Personal Antivirus, so what's the use of having UAC enabled?

Hi bdwinks,
UAC enabled is an added layer of protection.
The hand that clicks the mouse is one of the best security measures.
What Anti Virus, Anti Malware & Firewall have you installed currently?
How did you remove Personal Anti Virus?
Did your computer come with an Anti Virus preinstalled?

 

[kavita]

looks like the computer is infected with virus. did you run any antivirus scans?

 

[zigzag3143]

Vista 32 bit system with Dell 948 AIO Printer
Prints test page, prints from Internet Explorer.
Cannot print anything from a MS Office program (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc).
Can print from all programs when disabling User Account Control (UAC).

UAC Enabled did not keep me from getting that nasty malware called Personal Antivirus, so what's the use of having UAC enabled?

while I aggree with JMH, UAC is just so annoying I disabled it as the first thing I did

ken

 

[JMH]

Vista 32 bit system with Dell 948 AIO Printer
Prints test page, prints from Internet Explorer.
Cannot print anything from a MS Office program (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc).
Can print from all programs when disabling User Account Control (UAC).

UAC Enabled did not keep me from getting that nasty malware called Personal Antivirus, so what's the use of having UAC enabled?

while I aggree with JMH, UAC is just so annoying I disabled it as the first thing I did

ken

I leave UAC on. [I must have more patience than you zigzag3143.]

 

[zigzag3143]

Well patience has got to be one of my virtues after 4500 posts I had better be patient or I would be insane

I basically agree that for the average user UAC should be turned on. I have 5 levels of security and I feel I know enough to leave it off.

ken

 

[bdwinks]

Using McAfee anti-virus and Ad-Aware malware.
Removed "Personal Anti-virus" from Windows/Programs and also by using Regedit
Restored PC back to Factory Default Settings (this took me back almost 2 years from when I purchased this PC)
What about turning off UAC and adding Spybot and Malwarebytes?

 

[zigzag3143]

Using McAfee anti-virus and Ad-Aware malware.
Removed "Personal Anti-virus" from Windows/Programs and also by using Regedit
Restored PC back to Factory Default Settings (this took me back almost 2 years from when I purchased this PC)
What about turning off UAC and adding Spybot and Malwarebytes?

bdw

there seem to be mnay ppl with the same problem. there is a thread with a possible solution here Cannot Print From IE8 when run as administrator I dont know if it will help but y ou should check it out

Ken

 

[JMH]

Using McAfee anti-virus and Ad-Aware malware.
Removed "Personal Anti-virus" from Windows/Programs and also by using Regedit
Restored PC back to Factory Default Settings (this took me back almost 2 years from when I purchased this PC)
What about turning off UAC and adding Spybot and Malwarebytes?

UAC on or off is very much a personal choice.
I would recommend Spyware Blaster & SuperAntiSpyware. Both have free versions & good support, & run happily with Vista etc. Have a look at them.
[Use Malwarebytes for another opinion where necessary.]
Let us know what you decide.
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SpywareBlaster® | Prevent spyware and malware. Free download.

 

[bdwinks]

Using Ad-Aware and Spybot. May try Malwarebytes, Spyware Blaster, and SuperAntiSpyware. Also I did a full scan with the MS Malicious Software Removal Tool and it found nothing.
So other than I have to look at a little red X in my system tray (because I turned off the UAC), I can print fine and have no malware on my PC.

 

[JMH]

Thanks for responding. Good to know that all is well.
Shall we close this thread?

 

[bdwinks]

Yes, please close the thread. Thanks for the help. This was my first time on a forum.

 

[JMH]

Yes, please close the thread. Thanks for the help. This was my first time on a forum.

You managed well too.
Perhaps you might consider helping others somewhere along the line.