Reinstall Printer Setup Utility on OS 10.3.9

I just upgraded an old iBook with OS 9.2 to 10.3 and then 10.3.9.
In the process of adding a printer, which didn't work at first, I moved all the printer files into trash, including the printer setup utility. (I only realized this after I noticed that the printer drives which I added again are working, but only from the actual manufacturerer's utility, not from the OS).
So now I cannot add the printers?
How can I re-install ONLY the printer setup utility? I used the online software upgrade to get to 10.3.9 - now going back to a lesser OS is not allowed on the HD.
Hope someone knows what to do. So far there wasn't any real solution to similar earlier posts.
Corinna Sager

Use Pacifist to extract the Printer Setup Utility from your computer's install disks and then follow Barbara's suggestion. Following Barbara's suggestion on its own may result in either the utility not being installed or with key parts missing; it might also work as is.
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Well I figured out how to run Printer Setup Repair to try that route. So far these results:
PERMISSIONS REPAIR:
Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:36:10 PM
Starting permission verification and repair, omitting localized files...
The file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/printer.plist is missing!
The directory /usr/include is missing!
The directory /usr/include/cups is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/cups.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/http.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/image.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/ipp.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/language.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/md5.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/ppd.h is missing!
The file /usr/include/cups/raster.h is missing!
Recreating symbolic links...
Done.
Verification complete.
912 files examined. No problems were found.
11 missing files/directories found during the verification process. They may be responsible for certain printing problems. Printer Setup Repair cannot replace these items. Please refer to the log file for a list of the missing files/directories. You may need to reinstall OS X to resolve your printing issues. Certain files and directories are deleted when using the Reset Printing System option. These files and directories, if required, will be recreated during normal printing.
All the other tabs on Printer Setup Repair were uneventful except the verify permissions on tmp items:
Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:48:36 PM
Begin deleting contents of the /private/tmp/501/TemporaryItems directory...
Unable to complete the process.
Error type 1: Unable to delete temporary files because the /private/tmp/501/TemporaryItems directory is missing or empty.
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I have a G5 powermac with os 10.3.9. I have a HP 5000n printer with an ethernet connection over a LAN. The printer was working fine however It stopped working today. I tried reinstalling the HP drivers but the printer does not come up in the printer setup utility list. So I deleted all old references and tried again but still not showing. As I remenber this original setup was really easy but I can't get it to work now? Any help greatly appreciated

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1. Check that the printer operates by doing a self-test print using the buttons on the printer itself.
2. Check that the cable is fine. Perhaps swap the cable if another is available.
3. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility, found in Application/Utilities.
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Locate the com.apple.print.HP5000n.plist or similar name
found in ~/Library/Preferences and trash it.
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ok, i know ive got the 10.3.9 update installed successfully. in fact, i decided to reinstall OS X completely and update from there. this took much time. i backed up all system files manually and erase and installed OS X. i am having multiple problems still as a result, such as dreamweaver m not booting, but that goes beyond the scope of this help thread.
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When i select from the add printer dialogue, "EPSON USB" it find the R200 driver, then i try to select "add" and it gives me this error: "An error occurred while trying to add the selected printers successful-ok-conflicting-attributes"
when attempting to add the HP all in one to the utility, it won't even find the HP driver. Before i re-installed the HP all-in-one software, it had found it but gave me the exact same error as above. also in the add new printer dialogue the menu item that should say "USB" is just blank, and when i select what should say "usb" anyway, it.
i deleted two files in the Library/Preferences/ folder that started with com.apple.print they appeared to be default configuration files. after rebooting the utility, the same problem persists.
any other suggestions? now i can't print at ALL.
G3 minitower 370 MHz Mac OS X (10.3.9)

'Printer setup utility' problem...please help me.

Hi all, running tiger 10.4.11, trying to connect an Epson DA4050 printer.
It's not showing when I try to 'add printer' in systems prefs, so have attempted to open Printer Setup Utility and I get the message - 'The item cannot be opened. It may be disabled or not installed'.
Sure enough its not showing up in the utilities folder, so I'm assuming this is the problem. How can I install just this without reinstalling the whole system?
Any help gratefully received - thanks.

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Just be sure to select Preserve Users & Settings.

Printer Setup Utility/Print Center Missing

Occasionally my Epson 2200 loses its settings and I get an error message through the Epson software telling me the ink set is different from the one in the printer when it was installed (it's not) and that I need to open the Printer Setup Utility, uninstall the printer and reinstall it. Usually if I delete the job and resend it, the printer works, but tonight after repeated tries the error persisted. So I went to reinstall the printer and there's no Printer Setup Utility or Print Center Utility.
Huh? Where would it go?
Do I just have to reinstall OSX or is there a quicker fix?
I'm using OS X 10.5.8 on a 2.8 GHz Quad Core machine.
Thanks in advance,
JP

pastjay wrote:
I need to open the Printer Setup Utility, uninstall the printer and reinstall it. Usually if I delete the job and resend it, the printer works, but tonight after repeated tries the error persisted. So I went to reinstall the printer and there's no Printer Setup Utility or Print Center Utility.
I believe that the "Printer Setup Utility" disappeared with Mac OS X 10.5. Since then all printer setup is done in the "Print & Fax" panel of System Preferences.

"Printer Setup Utility" is missing...can I download it somewhere?

I recently "uninstalled" my HP printer's software. (Photosmart C4180) I've been having trouble printing, and have had to reinstall the software twice in the past several months to get it working again. However, now I can't get it to work at all. I've searched my entire hard drive, and there is no "Printer Setup Utility" to be found. I DO recall accessing it earlier, when checking out my Utilities folder. Somehow it has now disappeared. I can't seem to find a site where I can simply re-download another Printer Setup Utility. Anyone have suggestions? I recently had a "mini-stroke," and it's pretty hard for me to focus on an annoying problem like this for very long. Eventually, I may be able to upgrade to OS 10.5- Leopard, but can't afford it now. So meanwhile- I'm stuck with what I have. Thanks! Dan

I don't recall for sure - you may be able to get Printer Setup utility by downloading the 10.4.11 Combo Updater from Apple and re-Updating with that. If not, there is a utility called Pacifist that allows you to reinstall individual files from your Install DVD - get it here:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12743
PS- I love Apple (worked for them a couple of years) - but Leopard (10.5) is beta software. There are more printing problems than with any release since 10.1. Don't go there until they have fixed the problems.

Printer setup utility not allowing re-adding printer to list

I've bought a Brother MFC (Model 210 C), and haven't been able to finish the installation because my operating system's Printer Setup Utility is not showing the new printer...in fact no dialog box shows up at all when I tell it I want to "add" a printer. I'm using a USB cable. A further discovery: when I try reconnecting my old printer, it shows that one listed, but if I then hit "delete" and ask it to find it again, it doesn't show anything or go anywhere. Is the problem possibly that I had the USB cable connected too early in the Brother installation? (I did, unfortunately). What do I do to get the multi-function center recognized?

Cornelius,
I've tried all that, reinstalled and re setup. Plus I ran a patch from Brother for this problem: when the Printer dialog doesn't run. I even went to the manufacturer, and the Brother tech said it had to be my operating system.
Uh-oh. I just went back on a whim and discovered the patch was for OS 10.4! That can't be good… I'm on 10.3.9. That probably explains the problem. I didn't mention the patch to the Brother tech, as I recall.
Guess I should go back to Brother. Thanks very much for your help!!

Printer setup utility crashes

I am running 10.4.8 on my iMac G5. Up until a few days ago I was successfully using two network printers that I have in my home. One is HP Photosmart 3310. Suddenly it stopped working, and I uninstalled and reinstalled and updated the software and drivers countless times. I kept getting a "printer not supported" message. Now when I try to install ANY printer I get the following message midway through the process in printer setup utility:
The application printer setup utility quit unexpectedly.
Mac OS X and other applications are not affected
Click reopen to open the application again. Click Report to see more details or send a report to Apple.
Can somebody help me please??

I think you left out some details-
The Photosmart 3310 is a USB printer, so to make it a network printer you are sharing it? From a Mac?
Here are some generic troubleshooting steps to try:
Repair permissions (Disk Utility).
Delete Print Prefs - search for (File>Find) files that start with com.apple.print and delete them all and reboot.
Reset Printing System (new in Tiger) - In Printer Setup, click this menu item found just above Quit Printer Setup.
If there is a downloadable Combination Updater from Apple, use it to re-Update OS X.
Try Printer Setup Repair from www.fixamac.net.
Use a Disk Utility like Disk Warrior to repair the HD, or start from the Install DVD to use Disk Utility to repair the hard drive.

No Safari - no Printer setup utility

I have an Epson CX6600 printer scanner. I had created PDF files and tried to print one. I got the message that the application Printer Setup Utility has unexpectedly quit. I tried various other files and kept getting the same message. Then I went to reset my Printer Setup Utility and it would not open.
Soon after Safari would not open (no layouts come up). Even when I ask for a new window nothing happens. I reinstalled my original software, which is OS X 10.3.5, tried again, with the same results. I don't even know how to upgrade back to 10.3.9. After reading other forums I decided to go to a different partition and I found the same problems. Yet Internet Explorer works and my email program works. However, all my bookmarks are at Safari, so I would love to get it working again as well as having my printer print.
Some context about the problem. I had been creating and saving PDF files, which is what I was trying to print. I had recently installed Virtual PC and Windows XP Home.
Any answers! Would be very grateful.

Hi syncopat!
Have you run Repair Permissions?
TO REPAIR PERMISSIONS ON THE STARTUP DISK
1.Open Disk Utility, located in Applications/Utilities, and select the startup disk in the left column.
2.Click First Aid.
3.Click Verify Disk Permissions to test permissions or Repair Disk Permissions to test and repair permissions. (I never Verify. Just run Repair.)
Rerun RP until the only messages reported are listed in this link.
Spurious Permissions Errors Using: 10.3.x
When Repair Permissions is complete. Quit Disk Utility.
ali b

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