ONENOTE interferring with printing

Anonymous
2010-08-23T01:40:04+00:00

I keep getting an error message re: ONENOTE when I try to use my newly installed printer.  It worked just fine about 5 times then out of the blue when I tried to print again there is an error message which reads:  "Before you can use this feature ONENOTE must start for the first time.  You can return here and try again after ONENOTE starts."  I have no idea how to remedy this.  I did a trouble shoot and it shows my printer is working just fine.  PLEASE HELP!

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Anonymous
2010-08-23T02:32:01+00:00

It sounds like the OneNote printer got set as the default and you have not started OneNote.

Try this:

Open the Control Panel

Find the printer you want to use

Right click it and choose "Set as default printer"

Does this work for you?

John Guin [msft]

OneNote Test Team

http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-27T18:53:20+00:00

    Sounds like the old problem that Onenote hijacked the so called Default Printer in Windows.

    So you have to set your real printer as the Default Printer:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/Change-your-default-printer

    Bernd

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-27T18:21:02+00:00

    I deleted OneNote and then re-installed my wireless printer and it works great! thanks for the advise.

    Please email me: ******@gmail.com ASAP today

    step by step instructions

    I am literally setting my wireless printer up and I tried printing someting from WORD (I think its Microsoft Office 2010) and it always says OneNote must start for the first time...

    Pelase help!  Do I delete One NOte??!  WTF is One Note?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-15T22:00:02+00:00

    Just delete OneNote and then re-install your printer and this is what worked for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-15T21:59:06+00:00

    I deleted OneNote and then re-installed my wireless printer and it works great! thanks for the advise.

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