The Parallel port driver service failed to start

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Steve

hello,
i have a factory build of vista ultimate that shows an error right out of
the box. it reads:

The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

Event ID: 7000

the laptop does not have a parallel port. is there a windows update fix for
this?
 
hello,
i have a factory build of vista ultimate that shows an error right out of
the box. it reads:

The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

Event ID: 7000

the laptop does not have a parallel port. is there a windows update fix for
this?
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You found that error in the event logs, right? If so, just disregard
it. It's not causing your system any problems.


DDW
 
appreciate the response, but i have no way of telling whether it is causing
any problems. i am guesssing that if there is an error in the event viewer,
there is a problem somewhere in the system. looking for a fix for this from
microsoft if it is a problem with vista.
 
appreciate the response, but i have no way of telling whether it is causing
any problems. i am guesssing that if there is an error in the event viewer,
there is a problem somewhere in the system. looking for a fix for this from
microsoft if it is a problem with vista.
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It is not a problem. It is an annoyance. Get over it.

DDW
 
appreciate the response, but i have no way of telling whether it is causing
any problems. i am guesssing that if there is an error in the event viewer,
there is a problem somewhere in the system. looking for a fix for this from
microsoft if it is a problem with vista.
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BTW... I installed Vista on this machine a few months ago and I saw
that error too... but I have a parallel port but it's not being used.

I went into the BIOS and disabled the port. The ANNOYANCE went away.

DDW
 
Paul Montgomery said:
I've seen that before. I still say it's an annoyance, not a problem.
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So why didn't you tell the OP about it?

Small "problem" with admitting when you might have been
overly brusque with your reply, perhaps?
 
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