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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
Windows XP Home SP2
I have two Lexmark printers installed (or at least I used to). Actually, I have the Lexmark folders in Program Files, but the printers don't seem to be installed anymore. The printers are Lexmark 640 series Lexmark 2400 series They pretty much worked until just now. In the Printer and Faxes folder I only see the Add Printer and nothing else. When I try to start Add Printer, I get an alert saying the Printer Spool service isn't running. When I go to (run) services.msc , I find that Print Spooler is stopped. (It's stopped and) It won't start because it depends on (Properties Dependencies) LexBce Server, which apparently is Lexbces.exe located in C:\Program Files\Lexmark 640 Series\Drivers or actually that's where Lexbce.ex_ is 149 KB. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? Anyway, in C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231, there is LEXBCES.EXE size: 304 KB . lexbces.exe also exists elsewhe LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\3 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_z600_series73d8 296 KB When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. Task Manager shows the service is not running. So how do I start the service lexbces.exe , so I can start the service printer spool, so I can print? -- (||) Nehmo (||) |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
See Steps 15 thru 17 at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "Nehmo" wrote in message ups.com... Windows XP Home SP2 I have two Lexmark printers installed (or at least I used to). Actually, I have the Lexmark folders in Program Files, but the printers don't seem to be installed anymore. The printers are Lexmark 640 series Lexmark 2400 series They pretty much worked until just now. In the Printer and Faxes folder I only see the Add Printer and nothing else. When I try to start Add Printer, I get an alert saying the Printer Spool service isn't running. When I go to (run) services.msc , I find that Print Spooler is stopped. (It's stopped and) It won't start because it depends on (Properties Dependencies) LexBce Server, which apparently is Lexbces.exe located in C:\Program Files\Lexmark 640 Series\Drivers or actually that's where Lexbce.ex_ is 149 KB. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? Anyway, in C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231, there is LEXBCES.EXE size: 304 KB . lexbces.exe also exists elsewhe LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\3 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_z600_series73d8 296 KB When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. Task Manager shows the service is not running. So how do I start the service lexbces.exe , so I can start the service printer spool, so I can print? -- (||) Nehmo (||) |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
Hi!
They pretty much worked until just now. It sounds like their drivers have become corrupted. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling each printer's software? I would also recommend using the latest available release of printer software you can get. Download a fresh copy from the Lexmark web site. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? That's a Microsoft compressed file. Such files are compressed with the utility known as COMPRESS and expanded with the unsurprisingly named EXPAND command-line tool. All recent releases of Windows have this tool if you want to expand the file. Windows will also expand these files when it needs to, usually during a setup operation. When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. The program you are trying to run may simply not be intended to be run directly. Some programs will print messages to the window you saw, but it goes away so quickly that you cannot tell for sure. Try opening a command line and running the program from there if you are curious. It really sounds like you need to uninstall and reinstall your printer drivers. William |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
On Jul 24, 8:44 pm, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)"
wrote: See Steps 15 thru 17 at:http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaginghttp://www.coribright.com/windows "Nehmo" wrote in message ups.com... Windows XP Home SP2 I have two Lexmark printers installed (or at least I used to). Actually, I have the Lexmark folders in Program Files, but the printers don't seem to be installed anymore. The printers are Lexmark 640 series Lexmark 2400 series They pretty much worked until just now. In the Printer and Faxes folder I only see the Add Printer and nothing else. When I try to start Add Printer, I get an alert saying the Printer Spool service isn't running. When I go to (run) services.msc , I find that Print Spooler is stopped. (It's stopped and) It won't start because it depends on (Properties Dependencies) LexBce Server, which apparently is Lexbces.exe located in C:\Program Files\Lexmark 640 Series\Drivers or actually that's where Lexbce.ex_ is 149 KB. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? Anyway, in C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231, there is LEXBCES.EXE size: 304 KB . lexbces.exe also exists elsewhe LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\3 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_z600_series73d8 296 KB When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. Task Manager shows the service is not running. So how do I start the service lexbces.exe , so I can start the service printer spool, so I can print? -- (||) Nehmo (||) I followed step 16 " key the command sc config spooler depend= RPCSS (note the space after the = but not before) " And it worked in a sense. The print spooler is there. But the printer still didn't work so I tried to uninstall and re-install. I seem to have un installed all right but when I tried to re-install the last part of the install failed. I didn't get the confirmation notice that the install was complete and the installation just stopped. This guy seems to have had the same problem with a different Lexmark http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...r-unknown.html When I try to add printer the result is a failure and the message: The specified print monitor is unknown. The other guy who had the similar problem, Ding28, ran System File Checker (sfc) and re-installed windows. That may be difficult. This is a Compaq PPresario V2000 laptop that didn't come with an installation CD. I kinda wonder if that was necessary too. I may try sfc. I don't see how it could hurt. By the way, my other printer the Lexmark 2400 now works. However, I need to use the 640. I need to print on the back and the front. The 2400 doesn't align both sides well. -- Nehmo |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
Try this fix:
run devmgmt.msc, Ports(COM & LPT). select the printer port, e.g. ECP Printer Port (LPT1). Port Settings tab check the 'Enable legacy Plug and Play detection' -- Mark L. Ferguson e-mail subject line must include "QZ" or it's deleted .. "Nehmo" wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 24, 8:44 pm, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: See Steps 15 thru 17 at:http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaginghttp://www.coribright.com/windows "Nehmo" wrote in message ups.com... Windows XP Home SP2 I have two Lexmark printers installed (or at least I used to). Actually, I have the Lexmark folders in Program Files, but the printers don't seem to be installed anymore. The printers are Lexmark 640 series Lexmark 2400 series They pretty much worked until just now. In the Printer and Faxes folder I only see the Add Printer and nothing else. When I try to start Add Printer, I get an alert saying the Printer Spool service isn't running. When I go to (run) services.msc , I find that Print Spooler is stopped. (It's stopped and) It won't start because it depends on (Properties Dependencies) LexBce Server, which apparently is Lexbces.exe located in C:\Program Files\Lexmark 640 Series\Drivers or actually that's where Lexbce.ex_ is 149 KB. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? Anyway, in C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231, there is LEXBCES.EXE size: 304 KB . lexbces.exe also exists elsewhe LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\3 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_z600_series73d8 296 KB When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. Task Manager shows the service is not running. So how do I start the service lexbces.exe , so I can start the service printer spool, so I can print? -- (||) Nehmo (||) I followed step 16 " key the command sc config spooler depend= RPCSS (note the space after the = but not before) " And it worked in a sense. The print spooler is there. But the printer still didn't work so I tried to uninstall and re-install. I seem to have un installed all right but when I tried to re-install the last part of the install failed. I didn't get the confirmation notice that the install was complete and the installation just stopped. This guy seems to have had the same problem with a different Lexmark http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...r-unknown.html When I try to add printer the result is a failure and the message: The specified print monitor is unknown. The other guy who had the similar problem, Ding28, ran System File Checker (sfc) and re-installed windows. That may be difficult. This is a Compaq PPresario V2000 laptop that didn't come with an installation CD. I kinda wonder if that was necessary too. I may try sfc. I don't see how it could hurt. By the way, my other printer the Lexmark 2400 now works. However, I need to use the 640. I need to print on the back and the front. The 2400 doesn't align both sides well. -- Nehmo |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
On Jul 24, 11:11 pm, "William R. Walsh"
m wrote: Hi! They pretty much worked until just now. It sounds like their drivers have become corrupted. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling each printer's software? I would also recommend using the latest available release of printer software you can get. Download a fresh copy from the Lexmark web site. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? That's a Microsoft compressed file. Such files are compressed with the utility known as COMPRESS and expanded with the unsurprisingly named EXPAND command-line tool. All recent releases of Windows have this tool if you want to expand the file. Windows will also expand these files when it needs to, usually during a setup operation. When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. The program you are trying to run may simply not be intended to be run directly. Some programs will print messages to the window you saw, but it goes away so quickly that you cannot tell for sure. Try opening a command line and running the program from there if you are curious. It really sounds like you need to uninstall and reinstall your printer drivers. William I uninstalled and then I rebooted. I forgot I had the add new hardware set to automatically add, which it did, but I doubt it was the software I downloaded from the lexmark site. I suppose I should try again? Uninstall via Add and remove programs disable add new hardware automatically install the downloaded software. I crossposted this to Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support, comp.periphs.printers; -- Nehmo |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
On Jul 25, 1:07 pm, "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
Try this fix: run devmgmt.msc, Ports(COM & LPT). select the printer port, e.g. ECP Printer Port (LPT1). Port Settings tab check the 'Enable legacy Plug and Play detection' -- Mark L. Ferguson e-mail subject line must include "QZ" or it's deleted ."Nehmo" wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 24, 8:44 pm, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: See Steps 15 thru 17 at:http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaginghttp://www.coribright.com/windows "Nehmo" wrote in message roups.com... Windows XP Home SP2 I have two Lexmark printers installed (or at least I used to). Actually, I have the Lexmark folders in Program Files, but the printers don't seem to be installed anymore. The printers are Lexmark 640 series Lexmark 2400 series They pretty much worked until just now. In the Printer and Faxes folder I only see the Add Printer and nothing else. When I try to start Add Printer, I get an alert saying the Printer Spool service isn't running. When I go to (run) services.msc , I find that Print Spooler is stopped. (It's stopped and) It won't start because it depends on (Properties Dependencies) LexBce Server, which apparently is Lexbces.exe located in C:\Program Files\Lexmark 640 Series\Drivers or actually that's where Lexbce.ex_ is 149 KB. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? Anyway, in C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231, there is LEXBCES.EXE size: 304 KB . lexbces.exe also exists elsewhe LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\3 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_640_seriesc231 304 KB LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool \drivers \w32x86\lexmark_z600_series73d8 296 KB When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. Task Manager shows the service is not running. So how do I start the service lexbces.exe , so I can start the service printer spool, so I can print? -- (||) Nehmo (||) I followed step 16 " key the command sc config spooler depend= RPCSS (note the space after the = but not before) " And it worked in a sense. The print spooler is there. But the printer still didn't work so I tried to uninstall and re-install. I seem to have un installed all right but when I tried to re-install the last part of the install failed. I didn't get the confirmation notice that the install was complete and the installation just stopped. This guy seems to have had the same problem with a different Lexmark http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...ved-print-moni... When I try to add printer the result is a failure and the message: The specified print monitor is unknown. The other guy who had the similar problem, Ding28, ran System File Checker (sfc) and re-installed windows. That may be difficult. This is a Compaq PPresario V2000 laptop that didn't come with an installation CD. I kinda wonder if that was necessary too. I may try sfc. I don't see how it could hurt. By the way, my other printer the Lexmark 2400 now works. However, I need to use the 640. I need to print on the back and the front. The 2400 doesn't align both sides well. -- Nehmo I can't find Ports, except for USB. |
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Print Spooler won't start; dependent on lexbces.exe but that won't start either; So why?
On Jul 25, 3:44 pm, Nehmo wrote:
On Jul 24, 11:11 pm, "William R. Walsh" m wrote: Hi! They pretty much worked until just now. It sounds like their drivers have become corrupted. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling each printer's software? I would also recommend using the latest available release of printer software you can get. Download a fresh copy from the Lexmark web site. What does the underscore mean on the end of an exe (replacing the final e)? That's a Microsoft compressed file. Such files are compressed with the utility known as COMPRESS and expanded with the unsurprisingly named EXPAND command-line tool. All recent releases of Windows have this tool if you want to expand the file. Windows will also expand these files when it needs to, usually during a setup operation. When I try to start it by double-clicking on it, a command or DOS window opens briefly and then closes. The program you are trying to run may simply not be intended to be run directly. Some programs will print messages to the window you saw, but it goes away so quickly that you cannot tell for sure. Try opening a command line and running the program from there if you are curious. It really sounds like you need to uninstall and reinstall your printer drivers. William I uninstalled and then I rebooted. I forgot I had the add new hardware set to automatically add, which it did, but I doubt it was the software I downloaded from the lexmark site. I suppose I should try again? Uninstall via Add and remove programs disable add new hardware automatically install the downloaded software. I crossposted this to Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support, comp.periphs.printers; -- Nehmo I've tired to uninstall and reinstall a few times now with no success. I keep getting the message: "An error occurred during the installation of the device The specified print monitor is unknown." As I said, I now have the 2400 printer working. So the problem has to be with the 640 software. I'm going to start a new thread regarding "specified print monitor is unknown." I don't know what that means, and so far searches haven't helped me. -- Nehmo |
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