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Windows XP: Cannot add a printer - 'Operation could not be completed,'
Cannot add a printer - 'Operation could not be completed,'
by earbond - 9/21/06 12:46 PMHi, recently, my printer seems to have disconnected itself from the computer. Upto now, everything was fine, but when I went to print something, nothing would happen when I clicked the 'print' button.
However, after I tried printing from notepad, it still comes up with 'Operation could not be completed.'
I reinstalled all my printer programs, (I HAVE A CANON MP130) but still no results.
You are my last hope! And I need to print...
Thanks.
Is it Canon PIXMA MP130?
by DarCLew2 - 9/21/06 4:01 PM In reply to: Cannot add a printer - 'Operation could not be completed,' by earbondTry this link for the USA:
http://www.usa.canon.com/opd/controller?act=OPDDownloadDropDownAct
Darrell L
Try this now.
by scoolio - 9/21/06 7:02 PM In reply to: Cannot add a printer - 'Operation could not be completed,' by earbondWindows runs a service called print spooling.
The spooled jobs live in a directory and I'm curious if your printer spooler is simply failing to "listen" to the request or if the place where your spooled jobs go is hung up on the last print job.
If you click on the Start Menu and type in services.msc and click the ok button you'll see a list of your windows services.
The list is typically in Alphabetical order so just scroll down the list and look for one called "Print Spooler"
Now you can click on Actioin in the Drop down menu at the top of the page and stop the service.
Wait a few seconds and then start the service backup up and try to print again.
If that doesn't work then stop the service again click on your My Computer Icon.
Now make your way to your C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc directory.
Delete everything you find in this directory.
Reboot your PC.
Go back to your print spooler service and make sure it's running again.
Now try to reprint.
If that doesn't do the trick we may have to look at something else.
Post back what worked or didn't work.
:(
by earbond - 9/22/06 1:25 PM In reply to: Try this now. by scoolioYes, my printer is a MP130.
And no, the print spooler didn't work. And there doesn't seem to be a system32, just system...
Good!
by scoolio - 9/25/06 9:10 PM In reply to: :/ by earbondRPC is another service that scared some people a while back but it's actually a needed dependent service for printing.
Go back and look at that list of services and you'll find one called Remote Procedure Call and Remote Procedure Call Locator.
Make sure that the RPC service is running or started and set to automatic and the that the Locater service is not disabled. Manual is how mine is set.
Then try the printer again.
We'll pick up from there.
Damn.
by earbond - 9/27/06 5:37 AM In reply to: Good! by scoolioIt seems my computer has a virus. I am currently on a computer at a local internet cafe.
I got a computer expert to try and fix my computer (after I did the RPC thing) but he couldn't do it.
I tried to format Windows XP, but before the reinstallation of Windows XP could start, an error on a blue screen would come up saying there is a problem etc.
And then, when I restart the computer, the keyboard turns off so I can't press F8 when the boot asks me whether I want to go to F8. So the clock counts down and the Windows setup starts (as I cant't press anything else to stop it or go to another option).
Grrr.
Thanks for all the help so far.
ps, could it be a virus?
about the operation can not be completed
by sickdeathshappen - 8/26/09 10:29 PM In reply to: Try this now. by scooliohey that advice workd. i thought i was at a lost, but nope. i fixed it thanks to you ! yes. finally, i took thirty minutes to find this advice.. the printer spooling worked or whatever. now im drinking a beer. yes.
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