I bought a computer with Vista that had no modem. I installed my old modem - vista didn't like that - BSOD on shutdown. Uninstalled that, bought new modem listed as Vista compatible, is in Device Manager as Agere Systems PCI SV92PP soft modem. It is listed as operating correctly. Today I downloaded from Windows Update an optional update which was a later driver, from 10/07. In Fax Settings,...

I have been unable to install my HP Photosmart 7660 onto my laptop running Vista business. I tried to install the drivers that worked on XP and they were not compatable. HP said that I would have to use the alternate driver for vista which is the driver for the Deskjet 5600. The instructions on HPs website said that I could select the driver from the dialog box in the add printer wizard...

I'm having problems with my Lexmark Z1480 printer. It will only print the last page of all documents. It recognises that they are more than one page but still only prints the last page. I have had the following 2 error messages: 1. Spooler sub system app stopped working and closed 2. Job status windows interface has stopped working To fix these I selected LPD and LPR and unselected...

I found the driver on my network. I attempted to install and I received an alert that stated "Windows cannot connect to the printer. The printer driver is not compatable with a policy enabled with a policy enable on your computer that blocks NT 4.0 Driver. I have a new computer operating Windows Vista Home Edition I need to install this driver. Please help Chuck

when I try and download my Lexmark X1240 it will go all the way to the end of the download and just at the end it says my windows interface stop working and has stopped the program. so my l printer will not work. Can any one help me:( -- jude

When print spooler service is running the cursor shows busy signal and the applications of MS office slow down substantially. After closing print spooler the applications work fine. When I first start my office applications and after that I start my print spooler service they also work ok. What can I do to prevent this from happening every time?

I do not have a printer hooked up or ever loaded onto my laptop and do not plan on doing so. I read that to print to file that the Microsoft XPS Document Writer should remain as the "Printer" even though one is not installed. In the Event Viewer I constantly get "SpoolerWin32SPL" Warnings with an event ID of 4. I checked the cures at Microsoft and they all pertain to having a real printer. I...

I see that there are a lot of problems related to default printers in Vista, but so far I haven't seen my particular issue described, so I thought I'd give it a go and see if anyone else has a solution. My issue is this: I have four printers defined. Two are PDF printers (don't ask - one was automatically installed by some software), and two are defined as local printers with a standard TCP/IP...

I KNOW that this question might be silly, but still..... here's my problem. I bought FSX Deluxe + Acc pack some time ago. After flying the lessons for some days i finally managed to make the solo flight and was awarded a certificate for that. I had to fill my name in that certificate and then print it out. The printer box opened all right and I could choose my printer, BUT when I choose the...

Hi Can anybody help me with installation of a printer. It's only a bogstandard Lexmark 610 for ease of use when travelling. Every time I try to install I get 'unable to install software drivers' message saying not able to write to specified target!!!! I am running vista on a new laptop and message seems to indicate that the drivers are not compatable with vista BUT I have another (also new...

With Windows XP, using the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, more than one different picture could be selected for printing on one sheet of paper at a time. Is there an equivalent command / option to this function in Windows Vista with the new Windows Photo Gallery Viewer? Maybe I haven't looked hard enough. This was a great feature. Any ideas?

When I open Photo Gallery I can only see those pictures in the Public Folders only. How do you configure it to see the pictures within the /Desktop/user/Pictures/ folder ??? The rights are close between both sets. Thanks -- Derek From Brooklin

I just purchased an HP all-in-one. The fax portion of the unit appears as a printer option whan I want to print a documant. However, when the fax is selected, sometimes I get the fax info promt and othere times, nothing happens. What causes this and how can I fix it. Has anyone determined how to send/receive faxes throught their computer without having to print a hard copy? I used to...

I found the driver on my network. I attempted to install and I received an alert that stated "Windows cannot connect to the printer. The printer driver is not compatable with a policy enabled with a policy enable on your computer that blocks NT 4.0 Driver. I have a new computer operating Windows Vista Home Edition I need to install this driver. Please help Chuck

Last night I rebuilt my Compaq Presario V6171CL notebook - reusing the same Vista 32-bit cd it was previously built with. All software as been activated. This time however, when I go to printers, add printer, network printer - windows explorer restarts. These apps have been installed: Vista 32 bit OS; Office 2007 standard; visio 2007; publisher 2007; Cute PDF, Adobe Reader & Outlook has...

Hi folks, I have an HP3300 mfp that scans, prints and copies. It came with an app called HP Laserjet Director which orchestrated scanning, ocr, and picture editing. This app no longer works with Vista. HP is totally silent. Anyone here news on why this is ? Thanks --

Something happened to my system and it can no longer recognize a default printer. I get an error message "Cannot Set Default Printer," and I have trouble adding new printers as well. I have an hp color LaserJet 5500 with Windows Vista Home Premium. It's been working ok until now. Don't know changed it. (Several programs such as Adobe Reader, Quickbooks and others can't print without a...

I get a lot of these warnings in my event log. the printer works fine. These occur when the printer is off. Any suggestions?

I've got a Windows 2000 print server that supports both standard print share and IPP. For IPP, I turned on basic authentication and HTTPS so that users require to login before they can submit print job. The setup works fine for all Windows clients except Vista. I spot that on a print server with authenticated IPP, Vista will submit 2 identical print jobs. At server eventlog, I found that 2...

I typed up a spreadsheet on Works, but it won't print? Is my printer incompatible? The error message said it's from trying to print from Works 8 to a Windows Vista-based computer. Is there some way to make this work and print my spreadsheet?