Vista Home Premium w/SP1 all Windows Updates applied. I have no parallel
port on this motherboard (that I know of <g>), Device Manager doesn't show
any Parallel port devices or ports, but Event Viewer continues to log the
below error each boot:

The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

I can't find the Service it may be talking about, and I don't find the
online help very, errm helpful on this one. Any ideas?

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On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:53:02 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:

>Vista Home Premium w/SP1 all Windows Updates applied. I have no parallel
>port on this motherboard (that I know of <g>), Device Manager doesn't show
>any Parallel port devices or ports, but Event Viewer continues to log the
>below error each boot:
>
>The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>error:
>The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
>has no enabled devices associated with it.
>
>I can't find the Service it may be talking about, and I don't find the
>online help very, errm helpful on this one. Any ideas?

YEAH... ignore that listing in the event logs.

Notice the part "...or because it has no enabled devices..."

IOW, it's NORMAL

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:26:10 -0400, John Amendall <jamend@spaceout.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:53:02 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:
>
>> Vista Home Premium w/SP1 all Windows Updates applied. I have no parallel
>> port on this motherboard (that I know of <g>), Device Manager doesn't
>> show
>> any Parallel port devices or ports, but Event Viewer continues to log
>> the
>> below error each boot:
>>
>> The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>> error:
>> The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because
>> it
>> has no enabled devices associated with it.
>>
>> I can't find the Service it may be talking about, and I don't find the
>> online help very, errm helpful on this one. Any ideas?
>
> YEAH... ignore that listing in the event logs.
>
> Notice the part "...or because it has no enabled devices..."
>
> IOW, it's NORMAL

Yeahbut<g>... I know I can ignore it, but I'd like to find a way to
resolve it. It's not "normal" :)

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:38:35 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:

>> IOW, it's NORMAL
>
>Yeahbut<g>... I know I can ignore it, but I'd like to find a way to
>resolve it. It's not "normal" :)

It IS normal. You can NOT get rid of it.

But I can get rid of YOU.

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:34:21 -0400, John Amendall <jamend@spaceout.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:38:35 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:
>
>>> IOW, it's NORMAL
>>
>> Yeahbut<g>... I know I can ignore it, but I'd like to find a way to
>> resolve it. It's not "normal" :)
>
> It IS normal. You can NOT get rid of it.
>
> But I can get rid of YOU.

Whew <fx:wipes brow and spits...> at least I won't have to deal with you
anymore either.

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"vista" <vista@telocity.org> wrote in message
news:op.ueagelznt56v45@vistamachine.hsd1.fl.comcas t.net...
> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:26:10 -0400, John Amendall <jamend@spaceout.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:53:02 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Vista Home Premium w/SP1 all Windows Updates applied. I have no parallel
> >> port on this motherboard (that I know of <g>), Device Manager doesn't
> >> show
> >> any Parallel port devices or ports, but Event Viewer continues to log
> >> the
> >> below error each boot:
> >>
> >> The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
> >> error:
> >> The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because
> >> it
> >> has no enabled devices associated with it.
> >>
> >> I can't find the Service it may be talking about, and I don't find the
> >> online help very, errm helpful on this one. Any ideas?
> >
> > YEAH... ignore that listing in the event logs.
> >
> > Notice the part "...or because it has no enabled devices..."
> >
> > IOW, it's NORMAL
>
> Yeahbut<g>... I know I can ignore it, but I'd like to find a way to
> resolve it. It's not "normal" :)

Turn it off in the BIOS.

If that doesn't do it, then:

Disable the service in Administrative Tools as well.

>
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:05:27 -0700, "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net>
wrote:

>
>"vista" <vista@telocity.org> wrote in message
>news:op.ueagelznt56v45@vistamachine.hsd1.fl.comca st.net...
>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:26:10 -0400, John Amendall <jamend@spaceout.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:53:02 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Vista Home Premium w/SP1 all Windows Updates applied. I have no parallel
>> >> port on this motherboard (that I know of <g>), Device Manager doesn't
>> >> show
>> >> any Parallel port devices or ports, but Event Viewer continues to log
>> >> the
>> >> below error each boot:
>> >>
>> >> The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>> >> error:
>> >> The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because
>> >> it
>> >> has no enabled devices associated with it.
>> >>
>> >> I can't find the Service it may be talking about, and I don't find the
>> >> online help very, errm helpful on this one. Any ideas?
>> >
>> > YEAH... ignore that listing in the event logs.
>> >
>> > Notice the part "...or because it has no enabled devices..."
>> >
>> > IOW, it's NORMAL
>>
>> Yeahbut<g>... I know I can ignore it, but I'd like to find a way to
>> resolve it. It's not "normal" :)
>
>Turn it off in the BIOS.

Read! The OP doesn't even have a parallel port.

>If that doesn't do it, then:
>
>Disable the service in Administrative Tools as well.

Would you have any recommendation on what service to disable? Do you
have a clue what you are talking about?

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:05:27 -0400, V Green <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote:

> "vista" <vista@telocity.org> wrote in message
> news:op.ueagelznt56v45@vistamachine.hsd1.fl.comcas t.net...
>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:26:10 -0400, John Amendall <jamend@spaceout.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:53:02 -0400, vista <vista@telocity.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Vista Home Premium w/SP1 all Windows Updates applied. I have no
>> parallel
>> >> port on this motherboard (that I know of <g>), Device Manager doesn't
>> >> show
>> >> any Parallel port devices or ports, but Event Viewer continues to log
>> >> the
>> >> below error each boot:
>> >>
>> >> The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>> >> error:
>> >> The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or
>> because
>> >> it
>> >> has no enabled devices associated with it.
>> >>
>> >> I can't find the Service it may be talking about, and I don't find
>> the
>> >> online help very, errm helpful on this one. Any ideas?
>> >
>> > YEAH... ignore that listing in the event logs.
>> >
>> > Notice the part "...or because it has no enabled devices..."
>> >
>> > IOW, it's NORMAL
>>
>> Yeahbut<g>... I know I can ignore it, but I'd like to find a way to
>> resolve it. It's not "normal" :)
>
> Turn it off in the BIOS.
>
> If that doesn't do it, then:
>
> Disable the service in Administrative Tools as well.
>
>>

For those who may actually care:

I found this MS KB article with the fix in it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935497/

It requires a minor change to the registry to disable starting the
unlisted parport service.

So, as I said, it's /not/ normal :)

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