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Possibly they repeatedly tried to incorrectly install printers. Delete all printers and start from scratch.
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Possibly they repeatedly tried to incorrectly install printers. Delete all printers and start from scratch.

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That has been done before. It is a reoccurring error. I researched for the problem, but nothing seems to be a solution.
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That has been done before. It is a reoccurring error. I researched for the problem, but nothing seems to be a solution.

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Anything in the event logs?
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could be caused by a rorrupt OS<br />
run SFC or a repair :<br />
<a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html" rel="ugc">http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REPAIR<br />
<a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html" rel="ugc">http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SFC<br />
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in the &nbsp;worst case - you may have to do a fresh install
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could be caused by a rorrupt OS
run SFC or a repair :
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html [http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html]            REPAIR
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html [http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html]         SFC

in the  worst case - you may have to do a fresh install

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Just found the answer on my own. No more issues occurring.
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Just found the answer on my own. No more issues occurring.

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I'm doing support for someone and the device manager shows multiples of 5 printers with 3 -6 instances of the printer in the other devices tab. <br />
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I'm doing support for someone and the device manager shows multiples of 5 printers with 3 -6 instances of the printer in the other devices tab. 

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Device Manager Error

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.