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to: Herbert Rosenau
from: Alan Hess
date: 2006-08-13 18:21:24
subject: 920c printer

Whilst masticating on , Herbert Rosenau (2:2476/493)
wrote to Alan Hess:

HR> Open the folder local system and inside it the folder printer.
HR> Select from the list of printers the one you needs.
HR> If your printer is not listed you'll need to install the driver
HR> from diskette (or even HD). That works if you have only
HR> a single driver.
HR> Maybe your driver comes inside a package of drivers.
HR> Then locate that packeage directly over the drives folder
HR> and double click on it. That will open a folder showing
HR> you a number of drivers. Select thr right one by
HR> double click and do what it says.
HR> You'll get a printer object with the driver preinstalled
HR> in the printer folder.

I've done this, too.  I installed the omni driver for the HP920c, and set
the 920c as default printer.  On the desktop after that is done, however,
the printer object shows the 920c graphic, but still says Lexmark z51. 
When I open the properties again, both the 920c and z51 are shown in the
default printer window, and the first page of the printer properties shows
Lexijet.drv as the driver.  If I try to install the 920c using the eCS
Install Local Printer, I get to the last page, click Install, and get an
error message "Installation Failed.  Unable to create printer driver
object."

I've tried cleaning the ini files with Cleanini and Checkini before trying
the installation of the 920c, but I get the same results either way I try
to install the printer.  

HR> Anyway you can still remove the old printer from the printer 
HR> folder.

I've even used prndrv.exe to remove the Lexmark driver.  That also deletes
the printer object, so I'm left with nothing to get to the printer
properties.  

Is the Lexmark.drv protected in some way?  *adh*

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