Devices and Printers won't load - sometimes


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #1

    Devices and Printers won't load - sometimes


    My Devices and Printers won't load - most of the time. (When it isn't going to load, I get the green bar that goes on and on and on - and nothing happens.) If it doesn't load, I can't use the printer with my laptop. I have tried restarting the computer. Often, if I do this 2 or 3 times, the devices and printers will load and everything is fine. However, sometimes it won't. I need to fix this. It is extremely frustrating to take up to 30 minutes to start my computer with everything working.

    I have read previous posts and have checked the Bluetooth setting. It has been set to automatic. I have tried resetting the Bluetooth setting, changing the setting and then resetting it - nothing is working.

    I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 Intel Core2Duo CPU T250 @ 2.00 GHZ 2.00GHZ
    2.00GB RAM
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

    This is just a recent problem. I have been having this problem for a month or so and am becoming very frustrated. Many thanks, in advance, for any help.
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  2. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #2

    Hello muppie. Welcome to the forum.

    The green bar is Windows looking for and discovering devices in your system. If it is hanging on discovery that strongly indicates a failed/failing device, corrupted driver, or conflicting drivers.

    Can you take a look in your Device Manager and see if any devices show a yellow (!) symbol?
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Reply to Seven Guru


    Thanks for your reply - I checked and no yellow symbols.
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  4. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #4

    Your next step would be to try and isolate which device is causing the problem.

    You can do that by disabling one device at a time and testing by opening the Devices & Printers.

    But you may want to start with the printer in question.
    In Devices & Printers, right click on the printer and "Remove Device".

    If the printer does not seem to be the issue, add it back by selecting "Add A Printer" from the top of Devices & Printers window and follow the prompts to reinstall it. (It is not necessary to reinstall the drivers).
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Reply to Seven Guru


    Thanks for the help. I will try that.
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