WinXP using printer prompts cannot set default printer how to troubleshoot

method One by rebuilding the local account configuration file Recovery

1. According to the prompts, should be the local account under the configuration file corruption caused, so by rebuilding the local account to reconfigure personal profile, so as to solve this problem.

2. Restart the computer, log on to the computer with another administrator account, and rename the account.

3. Open "My Computer" and enter the system partition, open the personal account directory, such as C:documents and Settings.

4. As shown above, the account number of the problem is renamed, note that it is not deleted.

5. Or enter the account, under the "NTUSER." DAT "and" NTUSER. Dat. LOG "files are deleted.

6. Rename the account or delete the two files and log off the computer.

7. The account login to the computer, when the blue screen background, the upper left corner prompts loading and configuration progress.

8. You can find that the account login and reconfigure the personal account profile, as shown above.

9. After logging in, click on the "Start" menu and choose "Printers and Faxes".

10. In the Open Printers and Faxes folder, you find that you already have a default printer icon.

11. After you add the printer you want, right-click the target printer and choose Set as default printer to set the printer as the default printer.

This method should be considered as the most perfect solution and recommended for use.

Method two restores by modifying the registry

1. Click on the "Start" menu in the lower left corner of the screen, select "Run" and eject the "Run" dialog box.

2. Enter "regedit" in the Open Run File box and click OK to open Registry Editor.

3. Expand to Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindows ntcurrentversionwindows.

4. Found that the "Devices" key has no value, as shown above.

5. Log off and log in to another normal account, also enter the registry of this location, found that "Device" key has a value.

6. Double-click the "Device" key and copy its value, and place its value in the "Device" of the following code.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindows Ntcurrentversionwindows]

"Device" = "HP LaserJet 3050 Series PCL 6,winspool,ne00:"

8. Save the code as a. reg file, and then double-click to import the. reg file.

This method can only be temporarily used for a faulty account, login to this account is still the fault, so this method is not the final solution.

Method Triple-Start printer services and features

1. Return to the desktop, right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage" command.

2. In the Open Computer Management window, expand the Services item under services and applications on the left.

3. Start the "SSDP Discovery service" on the right, as shown above.

4. Then locate and start the "Print Spooler" service.

5. Double-click the "Print Spooler" service and change the "Startup Type" to "automatic."

6. Open "My Computer" again, enter the PrintHood directory under the local Personal account folder, delete all the files under it.

7. Re-use the printer to see if it is normal.