Printer driver does not install, "operation could not be completed"

[Dirk Haar]

Hi !

Trying to install an old NEC Silentwriter2 S60P to my new system XPSP2
(via parallel LPT1 the printer installation assistant always fails.
It's not a problem of the driver itself (HP LJ IIP or NEC S90P will do),
I'm the admin, ALL Microsoft hints (German and US database) and several
other newsgroup tips have been tried,
other printers are (in the meantime) deleted as well as all the software
and registry entries. There is enough space on the drives, the
connection to the printer is okay, too (checked by setting it to PCL and
"copy test.txt lpt1:").
NEC has given up the support for this modell, except the support page
with hints (saying "install the S90P drivers coming with XP" or an
alternative e.g. HP, Adobe PS...).
Has anybody got a new idea ?
What about manual installation of the HP LJ IIP drivers?
Which files have to copied to
%WINDIR%\system32\spool\drivers,
%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers and/or
%WINDIR%\system32\spool\prtprocs
?
Which entries have to be set in the registry in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows
NT x86
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers und
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
?
Thanks a lot.

Dirk

 

[Dave Patrick]

Check that the "Printer Spooler" service is started and set to "automatic"

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:
| Hi !
|
| Trying to install an old NEC Silentwriter2 S60P to my new system XPSP2
| (via parallel LPT1 the printer installation assistant always fails.
| It's not a problem of the driver itself (HP LJ IIP or NEC S90P will do),
| I'm the admin, ALL Microsoft hints (German and US database) and several
| other newsgroup tips have been tried,
| other printers are (in the meantime) deleted as well as all the software
| and registry entries. There is enough space on the drives, the
| connection to the printer is okay, too (checked by setting it to PCL and
| "copy test.txt lpt1:").
| NEC has given up the support for this modell, except the support page
| with hints (saying "install the S90P drivers coming with XP" or an
| alternative e.g. HP, Adobe PS...).
| Has anybody got a new idea ?
| What about manual installation of the HP LJ IIP drivers?
| Which files have to copied to
| %WINDIR%\system32\spool\drivers,
| %WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers and/or
| %WINDIR%\system32\spool\prtprocs
| ?
| Which entries have to be set in the registry in
|
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows
| NT x86
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers und
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
| ?
| Thanks a lot.
|
| Dirk

 

[Jan Besar]

Trying to install an old NEC Silentwriter2 S60P to my new system XPSP2

We spreken en schrijven Nederlands hier hoor Dirk!!

 

[Dirk Haar]

Check that the "Printer Spooler" service is started and set to "automatic"

Hi Dave!
Of course it is, that's one of the possibilities mentioned
in the MS database. None of them helped solving the problem.
Dirk