xp will not recognize any printer drivers

[Guest]

I had 2 different printers and have tried for 4 days to get either of them to work. The install cd's are mia so I went to the canon web site and also the epson web site to download the recommended drivers. Tried to install them again and got this message >printer driver not installed operation could not be completed< Went out and bought a new Lexmark Z25 that was designed for XP and have had all the same problems. Downloaded drivers from microsoft and Lexmark and the hardware wizard shuts down saying the parameters are wrong then worked clicked finish and got this message >printer driver not installed operation could not be completed< is there anyone who knows how to solve this before I go nuts. I have a deadline coming up and have to have a printer asap.

 

[Mary Sauer]

These articles may help, there are links to troubleshooting printer problems as well
"Operation Could Not Be Completed" Error Message When You Use the Add Printer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314876&Product=winxp
A Description of the Privilege That a User Must Have to Install or Modify a Local
Printer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297780&Product=winxp
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Mary Sauer MS MVP
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I had 2 different printers and have tried for 4 days to get either of them to work.

The install cd's are mia so I went to the canon web site and also the epson web site
to download the recommended drivers. Tried to install them again and got this message

printer driver not installed operation could not be completed< Went out and bought a

new Lexmark Z25 that was designed for XP and have had all the same problems.
Downloaded drivers from microsoft and Lexmark and the hardware wizard shuts down
saying the parameters are wrong then worked clicked finish and got this message

printer driver not installed operation could not be completed< is there anyone who

knows how to solve this before I go nuts. I have a deadline coming up and have to
have a printer asap.