ALL the icons have disappeared in the printers and Faxes folder

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  My printer has been installed then suddenly stop working.  When I go to printers and faxes, he won't let me not reinstall my printer - I get a prompt that displays the print spooler isn't available...  What is it and how can I solve this problem

  Printer in Windows problems
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324757

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Print spooler is not working, printers are missing from the printers and faxes, add a printer failed with operation could not be completed

  Hi all
  We have a problem on one of our field of PC:

  • Parts of the printer in printers and faxes are missing.
  • The print spooler service stops.
  • Add Printer failed with the operation could not be completed error

  Have tried the steps:

  1. Restart the print spooler service
     The service could be restarted, but stops again when I tried to do something in the windows printers and fax machines, such as adding a printer, or open the properties of the server.
  2. Follow the steps in Bruce Sanderson Web Windows http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm and http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQPrinting.htm
     All the steps have been followed, but still could not solve the problem.
  3. Follow the steps in the printer problems in Windows http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/printer-problems-in-windows
  4. Run sfc/scannow
  5. Run Chkdsk C:/f/v
  6. Run utility HP diagnostic Print as suggested by http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17339

  I'm out of ideas.  Someone please suggest what to do about it.

  TIA

  ELL

  Hi all

  Fixed a problem.

  It turns out the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers must be cleaned too - delete all subkeys (and their values) EXCLUDES the Internet Provider LanMan Print Services and printing keys (and their values).  A reboot is required.

  Hope it will be useful for people who have this problem in the future.

  Thanks for these folks spend their time to respond or read my question.

  See you soon,.
  ELL

• My new HP Officejet 6500 a does not appear in the printers and faxes

  The HP Officejet 6500 a printer is a wireless all-in-one with fax, print, copy, scan.  I don't intend to use the fax and who did not put in place.  But what displays in the start menu > printers and faxes is the fax but not the printer.  So I can't select it is my default printer.  This is the main problem.

  Which is OK - when I print (with the help of this device or another my printer), since the print page I can select which printer to use and as well the new printer and fax are displayed here.

  Misc info: my other (old) printer is HP psc 1300 all in one, is not wireless and includes a fax machine.
  I have Windows XP SP 3 v.2002.

  Hi desert Ginny,

  I suggest you to install the drivers by downloading it from the following HP support link and check if it helps:

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  Also, take a look at the following link:

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• No response to the printers and faxes control or Word/Excel print command

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  writing in the new message: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy... *

  Thank you, Tom,.

  I have found no useful HP support. They seem to only want to buy a new printer, but if I can't install my old I'll be able to install a new one? Or > when you think that you download using them, you actually download scanning for the third-party driver software, which has then finds all kinds of driver problems > and wants you to pay to get them replaced or updated.

  This isn't HP; That's the scammers try to sell you anything for an exorbitant price.

  As the computer receives automatic updates from Microsoft and works well otherwise, I do not trust software that detects problems everywhere in my machine. Or am I > stupid? Or is it driver/driver scanner software update that you can trust?

  Most of the pilot sites is not trustworthy. I used Device Doctor and found useful. There no drivers to download IIRC; It just tells you that drivers must update and where to find them. Here is an article on this subject (and no, that Thomas is not me):
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  What printer you put as a default? This should be where the printed document (Word of the device - expected :-)).

  SC Tom

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  Open a command prompt window (start > run > cmd > OK)
  Type the following in the black command prompt window and press enter
  spooler request SC

  You should see something like this:
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  TYPE: 110 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS (interactive)
  STATE: 4 RUNNING
  (STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN
  WIN32_EXIT_CODE: 0 (0X0)
  SERVICE_EXIT_CODE: 0 (0X0)
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• My ORB start does not, he will have all the features and the icon disappear, just to the left of the word it

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  Johnny D.81 responded on November 2, 2012

  Try these steps and check if that helps:

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