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I can print from word, powerpoint etc but when it comes to excel, I cannot! I tried to reinstall it again n again, but no help! When i do the file--> print it shows error that no printers available, I cannot even see the print preview. Its printer is on the network!

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by tmalo627

What OS are you running? What version of Office do you have? Is it a network interface printer or shared from another machine? If it's the latter, what OS is the host machine running? What do your System and Application logs say in Event Viewer?

by sam.anand

Its windows vista with office 2003. Its a network printer. The error I get is that no default printer set! Again I can print from Word etc, its just excel that I cant print!

by shasca

Does the same thing happen if you change the default printer to another? If so your PC has an issue with the driver on that printer.

by sam.anand

I tried to reinstall the printer but I get the same error!

by shasca

That's not the same as I suggested. Try a different default printer if a vailable. Let us know

by thumbsup2

According to M$, you may have a damaged default printer entry in the registry. Here are the steps they list to fix it.

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The Windows Registry Has a Damaged Default Printer Entry

1. Click Start, click Printers and Faxes, and then double-click Add a Printer.
2. Click Next, and then click Local printer attached to this computer.
3. Click to clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play Printer check box, and then click Next.
4. Click LPT1 port, and then click Next.
5. In the Manufacturers box, click Generic.
6. In the Make/Model or Printers box, click Generic/Text Only, and then click Next.
7. In the Printer Name box, type TEST.
8. Under Do you want to use this printer as the default printer, click Yes.
9. Click Next, and then click Do Not Share this printer.
10. Click Next, and then click No under Do you want to print a test page.
11. Click Next, and then click Finish.
12. Click Start, click Printers and Faxes.
13. Right-click the Generic/Text Only printer or your other existing printer, and then click Set as Default.
14. Right-click your original printer, and then click Set as Default.

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This may or may not be the problem, but it certainly won't hurt to try it and see if the problem goes away. If it does work, after you've tested to make sure you can again print from Excel, you can delete the generic printer created by these steps.

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