Printer problems

[bj-kaiser]

I got a Vista installation here that tries to deal with any print job by presenting you with a "0x0000000d" error or "could not create print job". The printers are local and USB. For the Kyocera 1030-D I already tried to install the correct drivers (Vista KX package) but it didnt help.

System is Vista Home Premium SP1

Any ideas?

[weEvil]

Print spooler and dependencies running?

[hansen_dk]

Make sure you have the newest, not only driver, software for the printer, I've had similar issues while the printer driver is installed it will not work until the original software is installed.

[bj-kaiser]

@weEvil:

yup, spooler is running, I even tried restarting it, rebooting Vista. No help. Tried removing all of the drivers (by the ways you got in the GUI, no stumbling through registry and files yet)

@hansen_dk:

um, why would I need the s***ty software package for a simple printer?

The only idea I have right now, some old driver fubared the spooler badly or it is another Windows related problem.

I'll probably reinstall Vista monday, since it doesnt make any sense to add up some more hours of digging through the system. All I have found yet related to the error message or error code is something about network printers. But both printer drivers installed were USB.

oh, and to quote unattended.sf.net:

The two basic principles of Windows system administration:

* For minor problems, reboot

* For major problems, reinstall

Seems Vista didn't change much about that.