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**Original Title**Upgraded to Windows 7 and installed print driver, now when I try to print, I get this message: 'Print driver host for 32 bit applications has stopped working'
I just upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7(64 bit) and have a Xerox Phaser 6180MFP. I downloaded the 64 bit driver and installed it. The test page printed out just fine during installation. Now I'm trying to print from Word 2003 and from Internet Explorer 8 and all I get is a message that 'print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working'. The system cannot solve the problem and I can't find anything helpful on the microsoft support site.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
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Most likely the Lexmark driver is corrupting the memory of the splwow64.exe process. Launch the 64bit version of IE rather than the 32bit version. The splwow64 process is only used by 32bit applications.
Alan Morris Windows Printing Team; Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/Default.aspx?adv=1
Xerox has new driver for Phaser 6130 that fixes the issue dated 3-25-2011
I'm back!
My apologies for the troubles people have been encountering when contacting support for help with this issue. My original posting should have included additional information regarding how to receive support when calling from outside North America.
To find the correct contact information for your country, go to Xerox.com and check to make sure the country setting in the top right corner reflects your country. Then, click on the Contact Us link. You will see a list of phone numbers under the Customer Service heading. I have included an example of what you would see for the UK. When you call the Welcome Center for technical assistance, please request to be directed to 2nd level support. Our 2nd level support representatives can access the beta drivers you need to fix this problem. We expect to have the drivers available publicly on Xerox.com soon. In the meantime, this route should get you the assistance you need.
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| For General enquiries call us on 0870 873 3873 or<br>email us. Non-technical enquiries only. <br><br> <br><br>For Account enquiries call us on <br><br>0870 400 8904/5 or email us. <br><br>Account and Machine Serial number required <br><br> <br><br>For technical enquiries please call our Welcome Centre on 0870 900 5501 <br><br>A Machine Serial Number is required <br><br> <br><br>For Paper, Consumables and other Supplies call 0870 900 5503 |
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Same thing here.
I use Windows 2008 R2 as a workstation and Office 2007, but behavior is exactly as described by chgoman.
Printing from Office applications fails to some printers. When I save my documents as PDF and use Adobe reader to print the document, they print just fine. Notepad can also print. It is ONLY Office applications and, in my case, only with the Dell 5110. Printing on our Xerox printer works fine, but this device is on another floor and more expensive to use.
The first time I try printing after starting Excel, I wil see the normal "Printing page..." dialog quickly followed by the 'Print driver host for 32 bit applications has stopped working' message. When closing that one, I get a "Your file could not be printed ..." dialog. Subsequent attempts immediately result in the latter dialog.
Not that I very often try again since there is one more weird symptom. After a failed attempt to print from Excel, always when I click the large rounf Office button and often when I select something, Excel will flicker a few times (sometimes a bit more than a few times). It stops doing this as soon as soon as it loses focus.
When I restart Excel and try again, I will again see the 'Print driver host ...' dialog first.
I guess I have to live woth the PDF workaround, but I know I can't ask my other users to.
Jan
Cool, glad vendors are hanging out here ready to provide answers too.
Alan Morris Windows Printing Team; Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/Default.aspx?adv=1
