Setting Up Printer

[Guest]

I tried to use the Add Printer wizard to recreate a printer that somehow got
deleted. When I clicked on the icon, I get a message "Operation Cannot be
Performed". Nothing else but an OK button to close the message.

What has happened and how can it be fixed? I am not a Windows expert, so
please be as simplistic as possible.

Thanks

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Sounds as if rather than the printer being deleted, the Print Spooler is
stopped.

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

 

[Guest]

This is probably a stupid question, but can you explain how to go about
checking if the Print Spooler is stopped and/or how to go about restarting it?

Thanks.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You can look in the Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. See my
site for how to start it if it's stopped.

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