Oct 23
Win Server 2003 - Printer problem Resolved!
Well, Of all the days, Tomorrow I have my OOPS model examinations. I thought of preparing for the one question I like the most, which is Exception Handling. I prepared a neat “ESSAY” for 6 pages, content that my new lame ass Lecturer would fall for the page count. Then after, when I tried to print, I got the error “Printer Driver not installed” from my new Ultra fast WinServer 2003 OS. Strike one. I inserted my Driver CD and began to install. After finishing the installation, I got the Error “INSTALLATION FAILED: Printer RPC Call Disabled”. Strike two.
Being smart as I already am, I simply went into Control Panel, Opened Adminstrative services, Opened “Services” and scrolled for Remote Procedure Call (RPC). There it was Enabled and set to Automatic. Strike three. I was at a loss! Then, Luckily, a few lines above that, was Printer RPC Call. That golden word struck my eye.. phew, As expected, It was disabled! So, I clicked it, enabled the thing and restarted.
After I finished Installation of my printer driver,… well,.. the printer worked.. thats it. what were ya expecting?
PS: Win 2003, Huh.. big deal! MCSE, here I come!!
I’ll install this the next time Windows becomes corrupt and refuses to start (should happen in a few weeks).