I stopped service Spoolsv. The executable then loaded quickly. It is not possible to delete drivers on that computer.
I will set up a different computer with limited printer drivers. I look forward to seeing this resolved. My program does not print. Is there something I can remove in the creating of a standalone? Dar > On Aug 8, 2023, at 10:07 AM, panagiotis m via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > We recently fixed a bug (affecting mainly Windows 11) where the LC > installer, the LC IDE and Windows standalones were crashing on startup. It > turned out this was caused if some generic printer drivers were installed > in the device, and installing the official printer drivers from the > vendor's website prevented the crash. We had reports for Brother printers, > Epson and HP if I remember correctly. > > The fix we added did fix the crash, but in some cases caused a delay on > startup, if the device still had the "generic" printer driver installed. > > That's why I asked to quit the printer spooler and try again - if it works > with the printer spooler not running, it means that this device has a > "generic" printer driver installed, so Dar could just install the official > driver from the vendor's website and have the issue fixed. > > Kind regards, > Panos > > > > On Tue, 8 Aug 2023 at 18:36, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Pardon me if you know this already. Apps that are capable of printing will >> attempt to connect to the default printer upon launch. Panos is trying to >> isolate an issue where if the default printer is unresponsive, your app >> will wait until the process times out before proceeding. In Windows the >> Print Spooler service is the broker for all print processes. Stopping this >> service will prevent the long timeout. >> >> If using Windows, pop the Windows menu then start typing the word, >> “Service”. Once you see “Services” open it, then find the Print Spooler >> service (the list is Hot Typable but you have to select one of the services >> first, otherwise just scroll down) the slick the Stop Service button. >> >> BTW I would not use the task manager for this. I do not see either of >> those names in my tasks. I think the Print Spooler task is actually named >> Spoolsv. >> >> Bob S >> >> >> On Aug 8, 2023, at 7:26 AM, Dar Scott via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Sure, Panos! Uh, what’s its name? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
