No list of printers

[Bob The ASP Builder]

When trying toaddl a new Deskjet 895Cxi printer to a IBM Thinkpad T30
with XP Home Edition there is now list of printers shown - and I cant
find a driver on the internet to use

How do I get a list of printers yto show?

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Bob

Here is the driver and instructions..

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?dlc=en&lc=en&product=59306&lang=en&cc=us&os=228

 

[Bob The ASP Builder]

Thank you Mike - but I've been down that lane quite a few times and
there ARE NO DRIVERS TO DOWNLOAD!!!!!!

The problem is tha i dont get a list of printers when I try to install
the printer any more - how do i get a printer list to occur in the
printer installation process??

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

That being the case, Windows should support it.. unfortunately you will not
get all of the printer control panel.. have you checked in Control Panel -
Printers?

 

[Bob The ASP Builder]

Is there anybody that can understand what I need?

Mikes answer tells me to check the Control Panel - Printers. when in
fact my entire question is about an installation process starting in
the Control Panel - Printers, in the first place.

And - yes - Windows XP does in deed support the printer but that
doesnt help much since the list of supported printers to choose from
does not show up and that being my entire problem.

When this list is not visible - what can I do to get it back??????
What file generates this list for example - is that file in that case
possible to find??

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Start the print spooler...

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article Nine.htm

 

[Bob The ASP Builder]

The printer spooler is in deed started

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Then maybe your printer is not communicating with the computer.. try
attaching the printer to another computer.. or try a different cable.. are
you using the USB or parallel hook up?.. it's been a while since I used an
895cxi printer..

 

[Guest]

It would appear that I, too am having the same sort of problem.

The print spooler is running.

I have run SFC/scannow.

When I go into "Printers and Faxes" (through the Control Panel), the list of
printers is blank.
When I click on "Add a Printer", nothing happens.
I am running XP (Home) SP 2.
I have 3 printers registered on my PC and 1 still connected. I have no
problem printing to it from Word or any other app. The printers show up fine
there but "Printers and Faxes" does not show the list and will not launch the
"Add a Printer" wizard.

How can I get that wizard to work? How can I get it to show the printers
that are working on the PC?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Are you an Administrator?

 

[Guest]

There is currently only the "owner" account on the system, so I assume I am
an administrator. However, wierder things have happened in the XP world. Is
there some way to check to be absolutely sure?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

If you can install programs, you are an Administrator.

At this stage, I'd probably perform a Repair Installation to make sure you
don't have something 'nasty' on there.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm