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RE: MS Update Again Erases Print to OneNote         

Group: microsoft.public.onenote · Group Profile
Author: J H Ritter
Date: Sep 12, 2008 12:46

This happens regularly to me. I have learned that the easiest fix is to
insert my OneNote installation disk and run "Repair" - the print driver comes
back! It's frustrating, but not fatal.

"Leslie" wrote:
> I'd avoided installing any security updates for a long time after my
> last experience with this issue. However, I made the grievous error
> this morning of installing KB950130 which, once again, completely
> destroyed my ability to print to OneNote. I've noticed others are
> having the same problem. It is extremely difficult to fix. Some
> people can simply reinstall the printer, but this never worked for me.
>
> Note to MS Programmers: this is IT. I'll never install another
> security update for Office or OneNote (note: I only run OneNote,
> refusing to use any other Office product) from you because I no longer
> have any faith in your programming ability. After all, how hard is it
> NOT TO DISABLE a working program.
>
> Here's what I had to do last February:
> 1. Uninstall OneNote
> 2. Run ATF-Cleaner to remove every trace of temporary files, etc.
> 3.Run Registry Cleaner software to completely eliminate any reference
> to OneNote in the registry
> 4. Make certain the Send to OneNote printer has been deleted
> 5. Make certain XPS printer created by SP1 has been deleted
> 6. Run Registry Cleaner again to eliminate all references to this
> printer
> 7. Re-boot
> 8. Re-install OneNote
>
> You have to do all of this because in my experience the methods
> explained on Daniel Escarpa's page as of 2/27/08 did not work. Nor
> did the one on Patrick Schmid's site as of the same date.
>
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