Control panel shows 3 printers when I have only 1

Discussion in 'Windows Vista Printing / Faxing / Scanning' started by tryingtolearrn, Sep 2, 2009.

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    tryingtolearrn Guest

    I recently installed a printer, a Dell v305w & it I did a little print job &
    also scanned a document which I emailed. Everything went fine. Last night I
    tried to print a document and it wouldn't print. Now I look in the control
    panel under printers & it shows my v305 PLUS M/S office doc image writer AND
    M/S XPS doc writer. I googled these & sort of get an idea why they showed up
    suddenly BUT how do I get my printer to work again? Where & how should I
    place these M/S operations so that they don't interfere with what I'm trying
    to do. Remember please that I'm new at this and am Trying To Learn.
     
    tryingtolearrn, Sep 2, 2009
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    Cari \(MS-MVP\) Guest

    Make sure the Dell printer is the default. Think of the others as 'virtual
    printers'. If you will never need them, simply disable them.
     
    Cari \(MS-MVP\), Sep 2, 2009
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