alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Getting this again. Gives me 0x000006ba.

Googling it results in hits, but they are either facile, and result in Windows help which then says "cannot help", or VERY technical.

I've been and told the spooler to restart, but still nothing happens. Next time I check, it's stopped again.

IS there a quick fix?
Windows 7 32 bit.

TIA

ScoobyNoob79

Could be a dependant service has crashed or the drivers have become corrupt.

1) Reboot printer and PC see if that helps, if not goto 2.
2) Reinstall printer software.

Rescue Dude

iTrader: (11)

I had this problem last year and had to reinstall the software.

It's worked fine since.................Touch wood.

wrx5343

reinstall you printer software, happens on our servers every once in a while

ScoobyNoob79

*Sometimes* though, when you try to uninstall/reinstall it won't let you because of the error.

If that becomes the case use system restore and rollback to a point before you had the error.

dpb

I look at this and think, do I really want to get another windows machine....

Presently running invoices off playbook>phone>wireless printer

ScoobyNoob79

I run 2 PC's, an Acer Netbook, an ASuS Netbook, an iMac, a Macbook Pro and a Linux machine, printer errors seem to be the same throughout.

My printer attached to my iMac recently decided to corrupt it's own drivers and libs which in turn caused a kernel panic preventing the Mac from booting!

Fixed, but what a pain in the a$$ printers are.

dpb

Obviously mine is extremely basic requirements but iv never had this 22.50£ printer refuse since i got it.
I think my dumped pc probably refused 50% the time.

I'd have happily launched it out the window ( pc and printer)

ScoobyNoob79

Yeah, I've found the cheaper the printer the better it works lol

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

have rebooted both printers and reinstalled software for both.

Still getting the same problem. Neither printer works.

Any more ideas please?

ScoobyNoob79

Rollback to a previous state and see if it works then. If it doesn't then it's most likely hardware rather than software.

wrx5343

windows reinstall time

wrx5343

Gotta love that kernal panic.....i get that every time i p2v over one of our centos boxes

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

How do I re-instal Windows? It came installed with no disc.

Will I lose all my programmes?

ScoobyNoob79

If you reinstall you will lose EVERYTHING.

Did you uninstall the old drivers before installing the new ones?

BlkKnight

Clear Printer Spooler Files and Enable the Spooler Service

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1. Click Start, type "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks) in the Search box and press Enter.

2. Double-click "Printer Spooler" in the Services list.

3. Click Stop and click OK.

4. Click Start, type "%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers" in the Start Search box and press Enter, delete all files in this folder.

5. Click Start, type "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks) in the Start Search box and press Enter.

6. Double-click "Printer Spooler" in the Services list.

7. Click on Start. In the Startup Type list, make sure that "Automatic" is selected and click OK.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Thanks...gonna try that tomorrow when I'm sober, LOL.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Just had a go.......to start with it wouldn't print, everything said it was OK...then, on a closer look, I found we'd also switched the printer off to reboot.
Switched it on and away it went.

Many thanks to all who have contributed, and especially to BlkKnight.