alright, today, i tried to scan, i got this error, and here whats the error is.....



and i'd liek to know why this is showing up... i un-installed it, and i tried re-installing it, but that showed up!!

AND IM ALSO RUNNING ON WIN XP... fyi!... IMO its just a dumb bug in the installation, but it ownt let me install.... so thx in advance, plz help

Steps to install a Lexmark Printer (Generic)
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a) Disconnect Printer
b) Wrap space ethernet cable arround the printer (nice and securly)
c) Tie to trailer hitch or something so the printer sits on ground outside your car
d) Drive to Office Depot, Frys, Office Max, etc.... Attempt to retun the printer
e) Regardless of the success of step d, purchase a HP, Epson, or Cannon printer that will actually work for more then the first week.

A friend of mine had the problem once as well. Replacing the file helped. See http://www.oldmp.com/forms/download/xpservicepack2.htm

none of it worked.....

but thx for trying

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Originally posted by wj
Steps to install a Lexmark Printer (Generic)
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a) Disconnect Printer
b) Wrap space ethernet cable arround the printer (nice and securly)
c) Tie to trailer hitch or something so the printer sits on ground outside your car
d) Drive to Office Depot, Frys, Office Max, etc.... Attempt to retun the printer
e) Regardless of the success of step d, purchase a HP, Epson, or Cannon printer that will actually work for more then the first week.

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Originally posted by TheFrank

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Originally posted by wj
Steps to install a Lexmark Printer (Generic)
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a) Disconnect Printer
b) Wrap space ethernet cable arround the printer (nice and securly)
c) Tie to trailer hitch or something so the printer sits on ground outside your car
d) Drive to Office Depot, Frys, Office Max, etc.... Attempt to retun the printer
e) Regardless of the success of step d, purchase a HP, Epson, or Cannon printer that will actually work for more then the first week.

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plus dude, i dont have money to spend on another printer... my parents wont lend me money!!

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Actually, my X83 broke down a couple months back (still under extended warranty). I called them, told them it didn't work and like 5 minutes later a cheque was sent out to me. I used the FULL PURCHASE PRICE to get a brand new HP 7760 Photosmart printer


Where'd you buy yours and did you get an extended warranty.


Also: Have you tried un-installing the driver, then checking for a new one on the Lexmark website?

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Originally posted by wj
Steps to install a Lexmark Printer (Generic)

a) Disconnect Printer
b) Wrap space ethernet cable arround the printer (nice and securly)
c) Tie to trailer hitch or something so the printer sits on ground outside your car
d) Drive to Office Depot, Frys, Office Max, etc.... Attempt to retun the printer
e) Regardless of the success of step d, purchase a HP, Epson, or Cannon printer that will actually work for more then the first week.

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On my Brother Multifunction Laser Printer the paper kept jamming and i couldn't work out why . Then i realised there was a pen in the paper loader.

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Originally posted by blade
extended warranty.

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The autoexec.nt file is used to allow MS-DOS based applications to run on Non-Dos Based Operating Systems. (NT4/2000/X{/2003 Server) As we all know these Operating Systems are NT based and not DOS based.

To fix this issue you need to expand a new file from the install directory.

If you are using an OEM based PC (HP, Compaq, Dell, IBM, Toshiba etc) then do this.
Click Start
Click Run
Type expand c:\i386\autoexec.nt_ c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt

If it doesn't work try another location
c:\windows\i386\autoexec.nt_ c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt

If both of these fail then try using an install cd
Click Start
Click Run
Type expand %cdrom_drive%:\i386\autoexec.nt_ c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt

Where %cdrom_drive% is the drive letter where the CD is inserted.

Matty

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Originally posted by Matty
The autoexec.nt file is used to allow MS-DOS based applications to run on Non-Dos Based Operating Systems. (NT4/2000/X{/2003 Server) As we all know these Operating Systems are NT based and not DOS based.

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Originally posted by Matty
The autoexec.nt file is used to allow MS-DOS based applications to run on Non-Dos Based Operating Systems. (NT4/2000/X{/2003 Server) As we all know these Operating Systems are NT based and not DOS based.

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Indeed, but IMO, this is the exact problem. I think TheFrank installed a 16-bit driver (AKA DOS driver) instead of the 32-bit Windows driver.

TheFrank, make absolutely sure you install the correct driver. You'll often find different drivers with the installation disc/cdrom, installing them all isn't needed and will even result in errors. Make sure you install the 32-bit driver, and if possible and included, even install the WinXP/NT driver instead.

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Originally posted by Matty
Download any version of AVG. Rename your autoexec.nt file to autoexec.nt_ or something and try to run the intaller. That message is the same thing TheFrank gets.

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