Cranky (Windows) plus (Frisky user) not a good combo. 🙏
The Xerox Print and Scan Experience is now working faster than it has done in a long time. Both printer instances recognised immediately on starting it up rather than the delay that had become the norm. So something has gone right today...
Thanks for that. However I still cannot install the XPSE from the downloaded file.
A quick summary of today (a few hours of my life I will never get back) 🤣. Just in case it helps anyone else - I would be surprised!
I ran DISM restore health (restore completed successfully having repaired...
After this I removed the three entries for Xerox again in device manager and restarted
Thanks. That's reassuring....except that trying to run that print and scan experience download is still giving the error.
However a quick summary of today (a few hours of my life I will never get back) 🤣...
So, I deleted a lot of registry entries that related to Xerox. But I think I have screwed it. I didn’t do a reg backup as I thought that it was probably a mess anyway. Big (and stupid) mistake probably.
I think I may be looking at reinstalling the windows again to start afresh :(
I also...
Interesting I think I remember renaming the default that came up for the printer when networked and maybe that is where all this started. May have even done it a couple of times. PITA is the right phrase.
UPDATE: Also found in device manager another entry for the printer under 'Software Devices' Deleting that as well and restarted > entries back in device manager under imaging and software devices (not print). The second entry in both locations disappears shortly after restart leaving just the...
...resetting to factory defaults (which removed wifi connection), unplugging usb cable. Also cleared all entries from device manager for print and imaging devices. On restart device manager is still listing two entries under imaging devices for the printer!
Found an idle entry in the router...
I have completed uninstalled office 365 and cleared left behind files from appdata and program files and restarted before reinstalling Office 365 incl classic outlook.
Does anyone have any more ideas on how to proceed. I didn't go as far as deleting all left over registry entries related to...
After this long process, somewhat like Mark UK I have now had to give up on Dell because they insist that the thermal performance I am seeing now is as designed for this processor (as quoted below). And that may be borne out by the info on Intel website....Temperature for Intel Processors...