Where Did the Printers Go?

Win XP Pro + SP2 + updates

Tried to print this morning and got an error msg.

CP -> Printers & Other Hardware -> View installed printers
shows _nothing_. Everything that was there (two printers
that we installed previously, plus the standard Win stuff,
e.g., fax) are _all_ gone.

What causes this?
How can I restore them?

I can reinstall the two printers that we have if I
have to, but what about the original MS items
(can't remember all of them, fax, etc.)?

On 7/26/2007 2:22 PM On a whim, ll pounded out on the keyboard

> Win XP Pro + SP2 + updates
>
> Tried to print this morning and got an error msg.
>
> CP -> Printers & Other Hardware -> View installed printers
> shows _nothing_. Everything that was there (two printers
> that we installed previously, plus the standard Win stuff,
> e.g., fax) are _all_ gone.
>
> What causes this?
> How can I restore them?
>
> I can reinstall the two printers that we have if I
> have to, but what about the original MS items
> (can't remember all of them, fax, etc.)?

Hi ll,

Did you reboot and check again?

--
Terry R.

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