This is usually caused by corrupted printer drivers. It's most often
seen after an upgrade from a previous operating system when the printer
was kept connected and turned on during the upgrade."
"Solution: Completely Uninstall and Reinstall your Printer and 'force'
Vista to see the new driver."
Here is my remedy for the problem:
Step 1 Disconnect the printer from the PC.
Step 2 Go to the Control Panel and click on Add/Remove Programs.
Highlight any Printer Software that is listed here. Select Remove.
Step 3 From the Control Panel, click on Printers. Right click the
printer in question and select Delete.
Step 4 Look at the Toolbar. Select File, then Server Properties. Look
in the Drivers tab. Highlight the printers drivers listed here and
click on Remove for each one.
Step 5 Reboot the PC. Do NOT reconnect the printer.
Step 6 Go to the website of your printer manufacturer. Look for new
Vista drivers for your model. Download the correct software. The
current Canon LBP2900 Vista driver seems to be
LBP2900_Win2k_XP-Vista-[language]_R110.
Step 7 Shut the internet connection. Disable Windows Defender and all
other possible Virus programs.
Step 8 Run the exe file you just downloaded. It should auto-start the
installation program.
Step 9 The installation will tell you when to connect the printer.
Step 10 Once the software is installed and the printer connected see
that Windows fire wall permits the connection of your printer. (Control
panel-Fire wall). Reboot and enable Defender and/or your Virus
protection program. Try a test page with your writing tool (ensure that
Canon LBP2900 is the default printer).
I suspect that it is Norton Internet Security program that came
installed with my new computer HP Pavilion m8156.sc largely guilty for
this. I managed the printer to run on all Norton's default settings and
Defender disabled. In addition to this - or perhaps this could be the
short cut to solve the whole problem - check that in Norton's fire wall
(Norton Internet Security - Settings - Internet protocol and fire wall
settings - Additional settings - general rules) under the "Allowed"
section the printer's communication protocol EPMAP is assigned (it is
not as default), and Windows fire wall stays disabled. Strange enough,
Canon LBP2900 CAPT window now works only when the internet is on...
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