Solved No items showing in Devices and Printers

silent54

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I've been having this problem for a while now and it's only a issue now because I have printer issues. I'm running Win 7 Pro 64bit. Every time I bring up the Devices and Printers windows either through the Windows Icon on taskbar or Control Panel, it scans forever until I close the widow never to list anything. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
 

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Win 7 Pro 64 bitIntel Core2Duo E6750 2.66OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 80...NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bult
OS
Win 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core2Duo E6750 2.66
Motherboard
nForce 132-CK-NF78 2, 780i SLI
Memory
OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache
Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300
PSU
750 Watta
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
4 x 120mm Fans
you could check if the "Printer and Document service" is enabled in Turn on/Turn off windows features.
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Home 64BitIntel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-2...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
That option is enabled or at least 3 of the 5. LPD and LPR are the ones turned off.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro 64 bitIntel Core2Duo E6750 2.66OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 80...NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bult
OS
Win 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core2Duo E6750 2.66
Motherboard
nForce 132-CK-NF78 2, 780i SLI
Memory
OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache
Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300
PSU
750 Watta
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
4 x 120mm Fans
glad you got it sorted.you can mark the thread as solved :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Home 64BitIntel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-2...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
Thanks patked. MB has Bluetooth but I had the service disabled. Once changed to auto everything in Devices and Printers showed up.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro 64 bitIntel Core2Duo E6750 2.66OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 80...NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bult
OS
Win 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core2Duo E6750 2.66
Motherboard
nForce 132-CK-NF78 2, 780i SLI
Memory
OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache
Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300
PSU
750 Watta
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
4 x 120mm Fans
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