Windows 10 / Printer not working


  1. Posts : 4
    Debian
       #1

    Windows 10 / Printer not working


    My wife upgraded her Windows 7 laptop to Windows 10 about a month or so ago and everything has been fine until this past weekend when she tried to print. The printer was old so I gave it to my daughter and went to get my wife and I a new wireless printer. (HP Officejet Pro 8610). The printer is on the network and works fine with my daughters Windows 7 machine, our android phone and iphone and my Debian machine.
    On her laptop when I try to print from notepad I get "A StartDocPrinter call was not issued" and when I try to print from Wordpad I get "Could not start print job" and if I try to print from a browser I don't get any errors but nothing happens(no printer icon or printer action).
    I have tried to remove the printer, updating drivers, restarting print spooler, restarting laptop, used the "HP Print Doctor" software and everything else I know to try. If I use the HP software to print a diagnostic page, it prints fine. I have tried searching this issue without much success(other than outdated documents that aren't relevant to my problem.) Any and all information is much appreciated and thank you!
    Below is a link to a pic where I have printer status page open and trying to print.
    http://devcore.us.to/new/printer.jpg
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  2. Posts : 182
    Windows 10 Pro-21H-19043.985
       #2

    Is there anything in this kb article that fits?
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/121074
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  3. Posts : 4
    Debian
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks, but nothing applies as my other windows machine is able to print from printer with no problem. I do not have a password on the printer share while I try to solve issue.
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  4. Posts : 182
    Windows 10 Pro-21H-19043.985
       #4

    I had an issue the other day but my laser printer was displaying as 'off line' for the laptop. I could print from the desktop. The printer is plugged into the Linsky router. It turned out that the IP number from the laptop to the printer had not updated when I replaced the router during the winter.
    Once I changed the IP address in the laptop the printer went on line and was 'talking'. While searching out possible reasons I discovered that printer IP numbers can 'change' but in my case an old IP had been retained.
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  5. Posts : 2,834
    Windows 11 Home (x64) Version 21H1 (build 19043.1202)
       #5

    Kilhd said:
    My wife upgraded her Windows 7 laptop to Windows 10 about a month or so ago and everything has been fine until this past weekend when she tried to print. The printer was old so I gave it to my daughter and went to get my wife and I a new wireless printer. (HP Officejet Pro 8610). The printer is on the network and works fine with my daughters Windows 7 machine, our android phone and iphone and my Debian machine.
    On her laptop when I try to print from notepad I get "A StartDocPrinter call was not issued" and when I try to print from Wordpad I get "Could not start print job" and if I try to print from a browser I don't get any errors but nothing happens(no printer icon or printer action).
    I have tried to remove the printer, updating drivers, restarting print spooler, restarting laptop, used the "HP Print Doctor" software and everything else I know to try. If I use the HP software to print a diagnostic page, it prints fine. I have tried searching this issue without much success(other than outdated documents that aren't relevant to my problem.) Any and all information is much appreciated and thank you!
    Below is a link to a pic where I have printer status page open and trying to print.
    http://devcore.us.to/new/printer.jpg
    Try this fix
    Hope it works

    Click Start,
    Search for cmd.exe
    Right click on cmd.exe
    Click on Run as Administrator
    Type C:\
    Press Enter.
    Type CD\Windows\System32\Spool
    Press Enter.
    Type Cacls.exe PRINTERS /e /g users:C
    Press Enter.
    Restart the computer
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  6. Posts : 4
    Debian
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thanks all for replies!
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  7. Posts : 4
    Debian
    Thread Starter
       #7

    hTconeM9user said:
    Try this fix
    Hope it works

    Click Start,
    Search for cmd.exe
    Right click on cmd.exe
    Click on Run as Administrator
    Type C:\
    Press Enter.
    Type CD\Windows\System32\Spool
    Press Enter.
    Type Cacls.exe PRINTERS /e /g users:C
    Press Enter.
    Restart the computer

    This fixed issue, thanks a lot!
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  8. Posts : 2,834
    Windows 11 Home (x64) Version 21H1 (build 19043.1202)
       #8

    Kilhd said:
    This fixed issue, thanks a lot!
    You are welcome
    Please mark this as Solved to help others
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  9. Posts : 1
    win10
       #9

    hTconeM9user said:
    Try this fix
    Hope it works

    Click Start,
    Search for cmd.exe
    Right click on cmd.exe
    Click on Run as Administrator
    Type C:\
    Press Enter.
    Type CD\Windows\System32\Spool
    Press Enter.
    Type Cacls.exe PRINTERS /e /g users:C
    Press Enter.
    Restart the computer

    hi, do I have to do above for all logins? have similar issue, and did it using administrator login, and it worked. but when login as other user, the issue stood still.
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