I have a Canon 530D, running windows 98.
Somehow an older registry got restored and now can't get the printer to
work.
I have remove and reinstalled the driver, in printer properties when trying
to print a test page I get an error message and asks if I want to go to
windows troubleshooter ( I don't recall exactly what the error message is
but it is generic). In the details tab, it is print to the usb port, and
does have the proper driver listed.
I can go to the maintenance tab and align the print heads, this prints ok so
my connection and printer should be ok.
There must be a key in the registry that I need to delete before installing
the drives.
Does anyone have any info. on this?

Thanks
Don

Jim wrote:

>I have a Canon 530D, running windows 98.
>
>
*I DID NOT KNOW THAT CANON PRINTERS RAN OPERATING SYSTEMS.*

>Somehow an older registry got restored and now can't get the printer to
>work.
>I have remove and reinstalled the driver, in printer properties when trying
>to print a test page I get an error message and asks if I want to go to
>windows troubleshooter ( I don't recall exactly what the error message is
>but it is generic). In the details tab, it is print to the usb port, and
>does have the proper driver listed.
>I can go to the maintenance tab and align the print heads, this prints ok so
>my connection and printer should be ok.
>There must be a key in the registry that I need to delete before installing
>the drives.
>Does anyone have any info. on this?
>
>Thanks
>Don
>
>
>
>

Sorry, I meant the computer is running windows 98
"measekite" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:upLcf.11927$(E-Mail Removed)...


Jim wrote:

I have a Canon 530D, running windows 98.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT CANON PRINTERS RAN OPERATING SYSTEMS.

Somehow an older registry got restored and now can't get the printer to
work.
I have remove and reinstalled the driver, in printer properties when trying
to print a test page I get an error message and asks if I want to go to
windows troubleshooter ( I don't recall exactly what the error message is
but it is generic). In the details tab, it is print to the usb port, and
does have the proper driver listed.
I can go to the maintenance tab and align the print heads, this prints ok so
my connection and printer should be ok.
There must be a key in the registry that I need to delete before installing
the drives.
Does anyone have any info. on this?

Thanks
Don

Don
Ignore Measekites attempt at wit, he managed to get half way there.

But to your registry issue.....
If you are confident to edit the registry then I suggest you do the following.
Back up the registry first.
Editing the registry is always risky unless you know exactly what you are doing
so I would ensure that you have a good backup and you have tested restoring to
that backup before you do any editing. Microsoft has instructions for this
somewhere on their website.
Uninstall the printer.
If you have any other canon devices (scanner etc) uninstall those.
Uninstall all other printers if you have any in case there are driver conflicts.
Search the registry for any "canon" reference and delete those keys.
Reboot and install the 530D and test. If OK reinstall any other devices that
you removed and still need.

I have done this more than once for printers that do weird things, especially
when the driver test page works but printing from other applications does not.
The problem is that you may find registry entries for an application like Word
that points to the default printer, these may have to be deleted, but I would
not do that the first time since the pointer *should* be valid after
reinstalling the printer so I would be inclined to not delete any references
that are a subset of any non "canon" application. Only if this does not work
would I suggest that you delete these pointers.

Tony


"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
>Sorry, I meant the computer is running windows 98
> "measekite" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:upLcf.11927$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> Jim wrote:
>
>I have a Canon 530D, running windows 98.
> I DID NOT KNOW THAT CANON PRINTERS RAN OPERATING SYSTEMS.
>
>Somehow an older registry got restored and now can't get the printer to
>work.
>I have remove and reinstalled the driver, in printer properties when trying
>to print a test page I get an error message and asks if I want to go to
>windows troubleshooter ( I don't recall exactly what the error message is
>but it is generic). In the details tab, it is print to the usb port, and
>does have the proper driver listed.
>I can go to the maintenance tab and align the print heads, this prints ok so
>my connection and printer should be ok.
>There must be a key in the registry that I need to delete before installing
>the drives.
>Does anyone have any info. on this?
>
>Thanks
>Don

Tony wrote:

>Don
>Ignore Measekites attempt at wit, he managed to get half way there.
>
>
*DON*

*IGNORE TONY FOR HE IS IN THE PRINTER BUSINESS*
TONY MAKES MONEY
HE GIVES FREE ADVICE HOPING TO GET RECOGNIZED
HE MAKES BELIEVE HE DOES IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART
IT IS LIKE THE POLITICIANS WHO SAY ONE THING AND THEN DO
HE NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY TO EAT AND HAVE NICE THINGS.

>But to your registry issue.....
>If you are confident to edit the registry then I suggest you do the following.
>Back up the registry first.
>Editing the registry is always risky unless you know exactly what you are doing
>so I would ensure that you have a good backup and you have tested restoring to
>that backup before you do any editing. Microsoft has instructions for this
>somewhere on their website.
>Uninstall the printer.
>If you have any other canon devices (scanner etc) uninstall those.
>Uninstall all other printers if you have any in case there are driver conflicts.
>Search the registry for any "canon" reference and delete those keys.
>Reboot and install the 530D and test. If OK reinstall any other devices that
>you removed and still need.
>
>I have done this more than once for printers that do weird things, especially
>when the driver test page works but printing from other applications does not.
>The problem is that you may find registry entries for an application like Word
>that points to the default printer, these may have to be deleted, but I would
>not do that the first time since the pointer *should* be valid after
>reinstalling the printer so I would be inclined to not delete any references
>that are a subset of any non "canon" application. Only if this does not work
>would I suggest that you delete these pointers.
>
>Tony
>
>
>"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>>
>>Sorry, I meant the computer is running windows 98
>> "measekite" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:upLcf.11927$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>> Jim wrote:
>>
>>I have a Canon 530D, running windows 98.
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT CANON PRINTERS RAN OPERATING SYSTEMS.
>>
>>Somehow an older registry got restored and now can't get the printer to
>>work.
>>I have remove and reinstalled the driver, in printer properties when trying
>>to print a test page I get an error message and asks if I want to go to
>>windows troubleshooter ( I don't recall exactly what the error message is
>>but it is generic). In the details tab, it is print to the usb port, and
>>does have the proper driver listed.
>>I can go to the maintenance tab and align the print heads, this prints ok so
>>my connection and printer should be ok.
>>There must be a key in the registry that I need to delete before installing
>>the drives.
>>Does anyone have any info. on this?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Don
>>
>>
>
>
>

measekite wrote:
>
>
> Tony wrote:
>
>>Don
>>Ignore Measekites attempt at wit, he managed to get half way there.
>>
>>
> *DON*
>
> *IGNORE TONY FOR HE IS IN THE PRINTER BUSINESS*
> TONY MAKES MONEY
> HE GIVES FREE ADVICE HOPING TO GET RECOGNIZED
> HE MAKES BELIEVE HE DOES IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART
> IT IS LIKE THE POLITICIANS WHO SAY ONE THING AND THEN DO
> HE NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY TO EAT AND HAVE NICE THINGS.
>
you very stpid for to give this advice to ignore tony. better to advise
ignore you. much better to learn from experience professonal than nobody
like you.
jr

JR wrote:

> measekite wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Tony wrote:
>>
>>> Don
>>> Ignore Measekites attempt at wit, he managed to get half way there.
>>>
>>>
>> *DON*
>>
>> *IGNORE TONY FOR HE IS IN THE PRINTER BUSINESS*
>> TONY MAKES MONEY
>> HE GIVES FREE ADVICE HOPING TO GET RECOGNIZED
>> HE MAKES BELIEVE HE DOES IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART
>> IT IS LIKE THE POLITICIANS WHO SAY ONE THING AND THEN DO
>> HE NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY TO EAT AND HAVE NICE THINGS.
>>
> you very stpid for to give this advice to ignore tony. better to
> advise ignore you. much better to learn from experience professonal
> than nobody like you.
> jr

WHAT DA MADDER TO SPEAKA BROKEN ENGLEESH

measekite wrote:
>
>
> JR wrote:
>
>> measekite wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tony wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don
>>>> Ignore Measekites attempt at wit, he managed to get half way there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> *DON*
>>>
>>> *IGNORE TONY FOR HE IS IN THE PRINTER BUSINESS*
>>> TONY MAKES MONEY
>>> HE GIVES FREE ADVICE HOPING TO GET RECOGNIZED
>>> HE MAKES BELIEVE HE DOES IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART
>>> IT IS LIKE THE POLITICIANS WHO SAY ONE THING AND THEN DO
>>> HE NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY TO EAT AND HAVE NICE THINGS.
>>>
>> you very stpid for to give this advice to ignore tony. better to
>> advise ignore you. much better to learn from experience professonal
>> than nobody like you.
>> jr
>
>
> WHAT DA MADDER TO SPEAKA BROKEN ENGLEESH

you want better i say gamacu malaka?
ok, you get it.
jr

measekite <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>JR wrote:
>
>> measekite wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tony wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don
>>>> Ignore Measekites attempt at wit, he managed to get half way there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> *DON*
>>>
>>> *IGNORE TONY FOR HE IS IN THE PRINTER BUSINESS*
>>> TONY MAKES MONEY
>>> HE GIVES FREE ADVICE HOPING TO GET RECOGNIZED
>>> HE MAKES BELIEVE HE DOES IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART
>>> IT IS LIKE THE POLITICIANS WHO SAY ONE THING AND THEN DO
>>> HE NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY TO EAT AND HAVE NICE THINGS.
>>>
>> you very stpid for to give this advice to ignore tony. better to
>> advise ignore you. much better to learn from experience professonal
>> than nobody like you.
>> jr
>
>WHAT DA MADDER TO SPEAKA BROKEN ENGLEESH

JR's English makes your pathetic attempt at the language laughable.
You really love making fun of people anonymously - you are a coward; no guts,
no integrity and no life.
You are incapable of debate, incapable of admitting errors and you are a
pathological liar.
Tony

"Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> measekite <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

(snip)

>>> you very stpid for to give this advice to ignore tony. better to
>>> advise ignore you. much better to learn from experience professonal
>>> than nobody like you.
>>> jr
>>
>>WHAT DA MADDER TO SPEAKA BROKEN ENGLEESH
>
> JR's English makes your pathetic attempt at the language laughable.
> You really love making fun of people anonymously - you are a coward; no
> guts,
> no integrity and no life.
> You are incapable of debate, incapable of admitting errors and you are a
> pathological liar.
> Tony
>

Tony - add to your comments the fact that he is mean-spirited and relentless
in attacking people. Anyone who makes fun of a person like JR, who
sincerely wishes to communicate the best he can in the common language of
the NG, is a despicable misanthrope. You are right on target in that MK's
language skills, especially considering that, presumeably, he lives in and
was educated (?) in the US, are sadly lacking at best. To JR I would say
that his comments to MK were right on. For a guy with English as a second
language, he makes himself understood perfectly! Keep it up, JR.