Print spooler keeps crashing
Problem:
No printers show up in the printer section of control panel. This is a result of the print spooler crashing. if you go in and manually restart the print spooler it runs until you try to do anything related to the printer then crashes again.
Solution:
Usually this is the result of corrupt print drivers (possible virus infection causing the corruption. Make sure to run a quick malware scan). You may need to uninstall print drivers completely – including the registry entries.
If it is a local printer (My Computer), go to the following registry keys and delete the respective entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironments Windows NT x86 DriversVersion-2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintPrinters
If it is a network printer (network printer server or \), go to the following registry keys and delete the respective and entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrintersConnections
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintProviders LanMan Print ServicesServers\Printers
After the registry edit, you need to stop and restart the spooler service. At this point, you’ll be able to reinstall the printer driver correctly.
Acronis Backup and Recovery Causing Disk full on C:
Are you getting a “Disk Full” error on your hard drive? The backup program Acronis may be to blame. Check you’re Temp Folder. You’ll find some acr* files in the user temp folder that need deleted.
Outlook won’t open, profile error
When Outlook won’t open, nine times out of ten, it’s a profile issue. You’re PST gets corrupt and Outlook just can’t open. Forunately, Outlook has a built in utility to fix just this…if you can find it.
The Utility is “Scanpst.exe” and it’s located in the C:programfilesOffice(version number) folder. Bring up the RUN command and access it there, then point it to your outlook PST file. These are usually located either in the hidden folder “C:Users (username)AppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook” or in an Outlook folder in your Documents folder. The initial error check is quick. Ten minuets or so, but further repairs may take hours. Be prepared.
Once done, Outlook should open normally.
Outlook will not load
Problem:
When trying to start Outlook, you recieve the error :
“Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window”
This error shows up because something has redirected or courrupted your user profile.
Solution:
Go to the Start menu. Hit run..then type the following; Outlook.exe /resetnavpane
This clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile
iOS 11.3 and 3D Touch Problems
What to Know About iOS 11.3 and 3D Touch Problems
Ah, iOS, our old nemesis. Every time Apple comes swooping in with bug fixes, it sprinkles in a few new ones. With the introduction of iOS 11.3, reports are flooding in that upgrading disables 3D Touch on iPhones. That goes for new and repaired phones.
Gadget Hacks reports this is a prominent bug on the iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, but that it may affect others, too. The silver lining is this bug doesn’t brick the phone. It temporarily disables 3D Touch shortly upon unlocking the screen with Touch ID or Face ID. It may also cause lock screen notifications to malfunction.
Some sources recommend running through a gauntlet of soft fixes like cleaning the home button, disabling 3D Touch, force restarting, and re-enabling 3D Touch, or re-adding fingerprints, but don’t count on any of those steps to fix the problem.
What’s the real solution?
If it’s not too late, don’t upgrade to iOS 11.3.
If it is too late, try downgrading to the previous version of iOS to ride out the bug fixes in safety.
If it’s too late, and the bug is more severe than expected, the issue may be hardware-related.
Expect questions from customers
This is a pressing concern because iOS 11.3 is a tempting upgrade. On top of performance and security enhancements, it promises a fix to Apple’s infamous battery throttling (in iPhones 6 through 7 Plus) by sharing battery performance stats and allowing users to turn off throttling.
For now, educate as many customers as possible on the risks of upgrading to iOS 11.3 until a bug fix comes along. It won’t be worth the enhancements if 3D Touch goes away.
Contact us with questions and concerns
iOS updates commonly cause glitches on devices old and new, but if you experience numerous problems with our iPhone replacement screens regarding this upgrade, please contact us and we will assist you to make the situation right.
Call us at: 440-777-7881 or e-mail: info@iphone-mend.com