TCP-IP Printing absent when I try and install Printer

[richinmalabo]

TCP-IP Printing Absent when trying to install HP 2600n printer. Let me first start out by saying I had the famous spooling problem. So I went to Micro Soft support and downloaded the Tools to clean up the spooler. I think it has removed my TCP-IP and USB options because when I try and install a printer, I don't have the TCP-IP option nor USB option anymore. Is there some place to get this back? My Spooler problem is gone, but I cannot install a printer unless I use a LPT port, which I do not want to do. I want to use a IP Printer on my Network. Thanks in advance. Do you think I need to a whole new install of XP? I have been working on this on and off for the past 14 hours.

Dell 610 latitude PC
Windows XP
SP2 installed
HP 2600n Printer

 

[richinmalabo]

Working Solution is below

After much time and effort here is the answer to the above problem:

Check to see that you have the following files on your computer: You can use File search to see if you still have these.
tcpmon.dll
tcpmon.ini
tcpmonui.dll
tcpmib.dll

Copy the lines below to a file with the extension *reg. Launch it and it will re-add the monitor entries to the registry. Don't forget to save you reg before trying this.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port]
"Driver"="tcpmon.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports]
"LprAckTimeout"=dword:000000b4
"StatusUpdateInterval"=dword:0000000a
"StatusUpdateEnabled"=dword:00000001

Then Reboot PC


This fixed my problem.

All the above Registry lines had been deleted from my computer.

Comments or suggestion are welcome. I tried to put the file I created but it would not let me.

Rich