It is difficult to imagine life without a computer in the modern world. These small devices can greatly facilitate part of the routine work, and sometimes do it yourself. With it, we go online, make purchases, watch movies, listen to music, chat with friends, create and edit documents, and much more. In addition to using the standard functions of the computer, we can optionally connect various equipment to it. It can be headphones, joysticks, webcams, scanners and, of course, printers. In general, regardless of the operating system, connecting a new device to a computer is quite simple. "Explorer" and "Add Printer Wizard" will help you in every way. But no matter how high-quality and reliable the system may be, minor malfunctions always arise during work and unforeseen errors appear, especially when it comes to an inexperienced user. For example, you may see the message "Failed to open the Add Printer Wizard. The local printing subsystem is not running." We will describe how to connect the printer correctly and what to do in the event of a similar message in this article.
How to connect a printer
So, here is a new device that you can’t wait to connect to a PC. In order to avoid subsequent problems, I would like to note that it is important to check the health of the equipment itself in advance. When problems occur, users most often begin to look for a problem in the computer system, not paying attention to the fact that the printer itself or the wires for connecting it may be in a malfunctioning state. Then take care of the compatibility of the device and the computer. The latest printer models are perfectly adapted for use on almost all types of modern PCs, however, if one of the devices is outdated, incidents can also occur.
Install the printer
Now you need to connect the printer via the USB output and plug it into a power outlet. Then we press the power button on the printer and go to the "Start" and look for "Devices and Printers" there. At the top you will see a small menu in which you should select "Add Printer." Next, select the type of device to be connected, let it be "Local printer." In the next step, click on "Use current port" - this should be a USB port. The next step is to select drivers. Take this very seriously, because this is the basis for the proper operation of any connected external equipment. As a rule, drivers for a new printer are not yet on the computer, they must be removed from the driver disk, it is attached to the new printer. If for some reason you didn’t have this disk (for example, you purchased used equipment) - it's okay, you can download them from the Internet, preferably from the official site of the printer manufacturer. Then enter the name of the printer, what it will be - it does not play a huge role for the installation. If you use a single printer, check the box next to "Set default printer", wait for the installation to finish - and you can test the operation of new equipment for Windows 7. The "Add Printer Wizard" has completed its work. But sometimes users encounter further problems with the wizard, for example, they see an error message appear.
Add Printer Wizard does not work
Most often, this problem occurs when connecting new equipment. When the user enters the "Devices and Printers" and clicks the "Add Printer" button , he sees an error: "The Add Printer Wizard could not be opened. Restart the system or restart the computer." As indicated in the message, they try to solve the problem by rebooting, but, as a rule, nothing comes out and the error reappears. There are several ways to fix this problem. Let's talk about some of them.
The first way to get rid of the error
Click on the bottom of the message "OK", and it closes automatically. Then you need to go to the "Start" menu, then "Control Panel", and finally - "Programs and Features". On the right side of the screen you will see "Turning Windows Features On or Off". Open this menu. In the list presented, you need to find the "Print and Document Service". Click on "+" and you will see a new list. Check the boxes next to each component and click OK. After the system completes the change of all functions, the error message "Failed to open the Add Printer Wizard" should no longer bother you. If nothing has changed, try another method.
Other ways to solve the problem
In the "Services" ("My Computer" - "Management"), pay attention to the "Print Manager", it should not be stopped. If not, you will need to start it and restart the computer. If still nothing has changed - it may be in the latest installed system updates.
The error “Could not open Add Printer Wizard” may appear due to incorrectly installed updates. Try to roll back (restore the system) before the update has not yet taken effect. The problem can be solved, but what about the updates, because they are still needed? Install them manually. If you download them one at a time, you can easily identify which one was causing the problem. Then you can hide it in the "Update Center", and in the future it will not bother you.
"Add Printer Wizard: Access Denied"
Such an error may occur. The reason for this may be a clogged spool folder (registry). This is a small directory that is responsible for the print queue. It can become “spammed" if you often install various printers, download new drivers and similar software. In the end, it becomes too much to continue the normal operation of the new printer. The registry must be cleaned, it is done in safe mode Windows 7. "Add Printer Wizard" must be run again. After that, install all the necessary components again.
Now you know how to fix the "Failed to open Add Printer Wizard" error. This will not be a problem for you anymore.