Lost printer by default, every morning

I lose my printer by default, every morning. Other workstations in our network have also the same problem. Mine is a local printer (USB) and others are network printers. Very annoying! Usually there was an update from one day to the next. Other times, it is! Systems are left running overnight. (Maybe 5% of the time, the default printer remains as default value).

Hi Sandy Craig,

Welcome to Microsoft answers forums!

If you want a default printer is not enabled, windows by default to the first it finds after logon.

Make sure that the printer is not turned off before starting the computer.

I suggest you try the following steps:


Step 1:
install the latest windows updates

1. open Windows Update by clicking the Start button, all programs and then click Windows Update.

2. in the left pane, click Find updates.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/install-Windows-updates

Step 2: Try to reset the printer spooler

Run the Fixit provided in the link below

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2000007

() This article allows to solve printing problems, you can still run the fixit provided in the link to reset the printer spooler)

 

Hope this information is helpful

Thank you, and in what concerns:

Ajay K

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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