I have a notebook running Vista Business which is configured in a
workgroup. It regularly moves between two networks at different sites,
one connected by Cat5 and the other by 802.11B wireless. Each time the
notebook is connected to the alternate network, it loses the ability
to print to printers connected by Standard TCP/IP Ports. Attempting to
print results in a message "Operation could not be completed (error
0x0000007e)". The only solution is to delete the printers and ports
and recreate them. Often the print spooler will crash and one or more
reboots may be required as well.

In addition to this, one network has a Dymo Label printer that is
connected to the notebook by USB. With this printer correctly defined
and working, if it is disconnected and the notebook taken to the other
network, when it returns and the label printer is reconnected, a
second copy of the printer definition is automatically created and
neither definition actually works. Again, the only solution is to
disconnect the printer, delete both definitions and then plug the
printer in again which will cause it to be correctly defined.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any ideas how to resolve
these problems? Another technician believes that these problems will
go away when the notebook is joined to a domain at one of the sites
but I doubt this very much. Any opinions?

Regards

Tim

I have had similar problems with my wireless print drivers for my work and
home printers (HP7410 at work and HP6180 at home). I have had to uninstall
and reinstall them over a dozen times because the drivers keep disappearing.
In addition, my Intel wireless adaptor on my HPdv9000t laptop keeps saying
that it couldn't find sufficient resources to start. Once I uninstall and
reboot windows finds the adaptor and reinstalls the driver and it works.
This is getting to be quite a nuicance. I would love to hear if anyone has a
solution.

"Tim" wrote:
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> I have a notebook running Vista Business which is configured in a
> workgroup. It regularly moves between two networks at different sites,
> one connected by Cat5 and the other by 802.11B wireless. Each time the
> notebook is connected to the alternate network, it loses the ability
> to print to printers connected by Standard TCP/IP Ports. Attempting to
> print results in a message "Operation could not be completed (error
> 0x0000007e)". The only solution is to delete the printers and ports
> and recreate them. Often the print spooler will crash and one or more
> reboots may be required as well.
>
> In addition to this, one network has a Dymo Label printer that is
> connected to the notebook by USB. With this printer correctly defined
> and working, if it is disconnected and the notebook taken to the other
> network, when it returns and the label printer is reconnected, a
> second copy of the printer definition is automatically created and
> neither definition actually works. Again, the only solution is to
> disconnect the printer, delete both definitions and then plug the
> printer in again which will cause it to be correctly defined.
>
> Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any ideas how to resolve
> these problems? Another technician believes that these problems will
> go away when the notebook is joined to a domain at one of the sites
> but I doubt this very much. Any opinions?
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
>
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