printer issues

I have a ZT desktop PC running Windows 7 64-bit on a home wireless network. My printer is a Brother HL-1400 laser monochrome, connected to my PC via USB. About 9 months ago I bought my wife an Acer laptop, (Costco), also Windows 7 64-bit, and was able to add it to my network so it would print...

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Hi Everytime I try to print with Windows 8 I get a print error state "Cannot communicate with the printer. Turn Enable bi-directional support on in the printer's Properties dialog box." When I find the checkbox I tick it, 'Apply', 'Save' but then it generates the same error, and when I go back...

I have a Windows XP machine and a Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit machine on my network. Attached to the Windows 7 machine is a HP 1050 printer. I have setup network printing and there are no error messages when I print from the XP machine but there is no printer action. When I print from the...

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Alright, i have this issue where when i want to print my printer isn't showing up in printer and devices. Whenever i go to Window's services i try to start it i get an error which is 1053 (I have included a picture of the error). I build my own PC and it all works fine but the print spooler will...

My mom has a Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 with 64 Bit and she has Microsoft Windows Office 2007. The problem that we are having is that after we print out a photo or document on the Epson Stylus NX515 printer the photo or document comes out fine but then there's another page afterwards...

Fixes an issue in which the connection status of a network printer is displayed incorrectly on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

I don't know if this is being posted in the correct forum so feel free to move if necessary. I'm also not sure if this is a Windows 7 issue or a Server 2003/2008 issue. I'm trying to figure out where the printers that appear in the initial Add Printer list are pulled from. Link Removed We...

Fixes an issue in which a user who has administrator permission can still delete printers in Device and Printer on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you deploy the "Prevent deletion of printers" Group Policy in the... More...

Somebody recently posted about error codes that show in their Event Viewer. I've searched and can't find that post now. They wondered if they were the only ones seeing them. All I show in mine is Kernel PnP 219(212). I thinks it has to do with USB drivers. The remove hardware safely is showing...

So today my laptop could not start up for some reason. I had to make a restore CD from my desktop (also a windows 7) and use it to repair my laptop. After it repaired my laptop, when I log in i get this ODBC32.dll error. This also occurs when i try to run certain programs, how do i repair this...

Here's the issue. I have 4 computers (3PCs and 1Laptop) on a home network (not a homegroup). All are connected to the same workgroup. All share the same internet connection. Up until last week, all of them had absolutely no issue sharing files or using the printer. Now however, my laptop...

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Fixes an issue in which you cannot print from Internet Explorer 9 by using a Canon printer on a Windows-based computer. The XPS Print API is involved in this issue. More...

Every time Microsoft updates Windows 7 it causes new problems on what's been a relatively stable Dell XPS8000. The latest update causes my DVD / CD drive (HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N ATA Device) to be inaccessible! By running System Restore I've brought it back from the 'bit-bucket', but I'd really...

Hello, After installing Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010, When I try to print, the printer no longer shows up in the print window. It has ben replaced by Send to OneNote 2010. I don't want to deal with OmeNote 2010. I don't care what it's for or how usful it is. I just want to print...

Hello to all, I hope someone can help with this major printer problem. If this is not the correct area for this post, I apologize in advance please point me to where I should be, Thanks. Here is my problem: Ive got a Windows 7 Acer Aspire Laptop, 64 bit, Epson R280 printer, Apple Airport...

I am not able to print wireless from my HP 1018. The printer will install on a windows 7 64-bit and windows vista OS.Ican also see the shared printer on the network. However, when a print job is sent it justgets stuck in the printer que. I can not seem to solve this, any sugesstions? Thanks.

Hi I bought a computer with windows 7 home premium edition as the os. went to install my 2 printers and they would not install :(. Then read that if i upgrade to Windows 7 professional i could install the printer software using xp mode. So i forked out another $200 to upgrade to Windows 7 Pro...