Print processor does not exist windows xp

Print Processor Does Not Exist. I am trying to use a printer that is connected to a machine that is running XP. What do I need to do to share the printer on my Vista laptop?

All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 3. SR45 7 Plutonium. Mary G 7 Thorium. I am in the same boat as you, and I just made a lot of progress. What you have to do to get it to where I am is to download the printer driver for your printer that is written for your version of Windows Vista.

OpenPrinter szPrinter, out hPrinter, ptr. AddrOfPinnedObject ;. But I am getting WinPrint does not exist in current context. Is this related to Winprint. What Should I do to fix this. DLL is present in the system32 path.

This is a Hell problem. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Windows 10 Installation, Setup, and Deployment. Sign in to vote. Thursday, February 21, PM. Sengupta 0. Check for existence of Driver key. If it does not exist, add new string value named Driver and set it equal to winprint.

Restart the Print Spooler service S. Friday, February 22, AM. Regards Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. Would you mind letting me know the update of the problem?

Note also that the PnP manager in Microsoft Windows Server and later correctly associates a print processor with the print queue. When a printer driver is updated, the print processor of the updated print queue is not changed. After this occurs, this function calls SetPrinter to update the printer's settings. The spooler calls the DrvUpgradePrinter function once for each printer, which ensures that all printers using that driver also use the required print processor.

The following code example demonstrates these points.