Hp Deskjet 3745 Driver
HP Deskjet 3745 Series Printers - "Printer Driver
is Missing or Invalid" Error in Windows 2000 and XP
with Microsoft Works
Hp Deskjet 3745 Driver Issue
When attempting to print a document from Microsoft
Works the No Default Printer Selected or Printer
Driver is Missing or Invalid error may display, but
does not display when trying to print from other
applications.
Hp Deskjet 3745 Driver Solution
There are two registry keys in Windows 2000 and XP
that refer to the default printer setting. These
setting must be identical; otherwise one of the two
errors above will display when trying to print from
Microsoft Works.
Click Start , then Run .
In the Run box, type regedit and click OK (For
Windows 2000, type regedt32 ).
Click the plus ( + ) next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER .
Click the Printers folder.
Examine the DeviceOld registry key on the right side
of the screen. Make note of the Data field, this
should refer to the desired default printer. For
example, HP Deskjet 5700 Series,WinPrint,USB001).
Click the plus ( + ) next to Software .
Click the plus ( + ) next to Microsoft .
Click the plus ( + ) next to Windows NT .
Click the plus ( + ) next to CurrentVersion .
Highlight the Windows folder.
Examine the Device registry key on the right side.
The data field should match exactly the above
DeviceOld data field (see step 5).
If one of the data fields refers to the desired
default printer and one does not, the incorrect one
must be changed. Follow the steps below to do this.
Double-click the correct key, then right-click and
select Copy to copy the key data.
Double-click and paste the correct value into the
data field.
Go back to the incorrect key and double-click on it.
Select Paste to insert the correct data.
Close the registry editor.
Restart the computer.
Try printing a document from Microsoft Works. If the
issue is still not resolved, Microsoft Works may
need to be reinstalled.
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