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Smart Solutions for Printer Problems

Whether you have a Hewlett Packard, an Epson or a Canon printer, the drivers of all these devices require DLL or Dynamic Link Library files to perform various printing-related tasks. DLL files are used to basically allow the printers to execute printing tasks which have been set by you. Furthermore, if you have changed the paper quality or font size in the Settings options of the printer, the device takes the assistance of certain DLL files to render these printing jobs successfully.

However, because a printer is a separate hardware, some printing errors do appear occasionally. Many of these printing errors pertain to DLL errors.

Causes of Printer DLL Errors

Quite often, printer-related DLL errors occur due to out-of-date printer drivers. Some times, a freshly installed program might also interfere with the printer DLLs, preventing your printer from giving the printouts.

For example, you may encounter hpslpsvc32.dll high CPU usage problems, when there is a problem with the driver for the Hewlett Packard All-In-One Series printer installed on your computer. This file is invoked by the Generic host process svchost.exe. And, in the Task Manager it is the svchost.exe that you will see as consuming high CPU resources.

There’s also the hpzimc09.dll error which is associated with the HP DeskJet Printers. This file is the DeskJet Imaging DLL and is a critical file for the HP DeskJet to function smoothly. On the other hand, the faulting module zsr.dll is an error attributed to the Hewlett Packard Laser Jet 1020 printers.

Printer DLL Fixes

For all these DLL errors including the hpslpsvc32.dll and svchost.exe errors, you may try the following general method to fix them:

Warning: The steps listed below require you to edit your registry. As a vigilant user, you must either use the Registry Editor tool or a good third-party registry repair tool to make a backup of the registry before making any direct changes to it.

1. First off, try cleaning up the printer drivers. To do so, uninstall the current printer driver. You can do this using the Add-Remove Programs or Device Manager utilities.

2. Clear every file from the Spool Driver Directory C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers.

3. Clean all the .spl and .shd files from Printers directory C:\Windows\system32\spool\printers.

4. Clean the Windows Temp folder.

5. Next, open the Registry Editor (regedit) and navigate to HKLM\SYSTEM\Current Control Set\Control\Print\Printers. Here, delete the entries related to your printer. The chances of errors during this process are high. Therefore, it is recommended that you use a good registry tool to scan the registry for printer-related errors and fix them.

6. Run a virus and spyware scan to rule out any problems caused by these infections.

7. Delete all printer icons and configuration from your computer.

8. Restart your PC.

9. Finally, install the latest printer drivers. You need to download the latest drivers from the printer manufacturer website.

If you find this to be a tedious task, you may use a good driver scanner tool to automatically do these tasks for you.

Remember, updating your device drivers on a regular basis, maintaining a malware-free computer and cleaning your registry on a regular basis can easily help you maintain an error-free computer for a long time.


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