Unable to install printers

[Guest]

When I click on "add a printer" I get a message "operation could not be
completed". If I click on "Add hardware" icon in control panel, nothing
happens. If I go into computer management and select device manager, there
are no devices.

I need to install a printer. This is a recent xp install and I am quite
puzzeled.

Jerry

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Try running the system file checker to repair any corrupted files. Go to
Start>Run and type in the Open box:
sfc /scannow
Don't forget the space before /.

 

[DanS]

When I click on "add a printer" I get a message "operation could not
be completed". If I click on "Add hardware" icon in control panel,
nothing happens. If I go into computer management and select device
manager, there are no devices.

I need to install a printer. This is a recent xp install and I am
quite puzzeled.

Jerry

if its a local usb printer, you usually install the software that came with
it, then plug it into the usb port.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Since nobody else has asked it, here's the obvious question. Are
you logged on with an account that has administrative privileges?