Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware () I recently disabled the parallel port in the BIOS (I wasn't using it anyway) to try and free up an IRQ or some system resources, when I installed a firewire controller (which I wanted to have its own IRQ if possible). Then I periodically started getting this error 'The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.' I Googled this, but any info I found either was not applicable or was in incomprehensible techspeak. I couldn't figure out how to prevent the error from occurring, so for the time being I re-enabled the parallel port in the BIOS--disabling it didn't free up any IRQ's anyway. I would like to know more about this, however. Is there a proper way to go about disabling the parallel port so that this error does not occur? Should it be done before installing Windows?

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of disabling the parallel port, other than freeing up IRQ's (as I said, it didn't--unless this also happens only upon Windows install?). Gurus, please respond! Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware () Phoenix, I haven't found any other way to fix this problem except through the registry. So go run regedit and find the HKLM System Current Control Set Services ParPort branch, set it's startup type to 4. Mine was 3 before and when I disabled the BIOS it caused the same messages as you had. This disables the driver/device so give it a shot although no reason why it will or will not work.

As for disadvantages of enabling/disabling parallel port. Not too much. Anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers Sub Indo Movie.

I do it to minimize devices that could bring down a system so you don't have all these things that you could plug into, especially when you don't need the darn things. R, TF 'Phoenix' wrote: >I recently disabled the parallel port in the BIOS (I wasn't using it >anyway) to try and free up an IRQ or some system resources, when I installed >a firewire controller (which I wanted to have its own IRQ if possible). >Then I periodically started getting this error 'The Parallel port driver >service failed to start due to the following error: >The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it >has no enabled devices associated with it.'

I Googled this, but any info I >found either was not applicable or was in incomprehensible techspeak. I >couldn't figure out how to prevent the error from occurring, so for the time >being I re-enabled the parallel port in the BIOS--disabling it didn't free >up any IRQ's anyway. I would like to know more about this, however. Is >there a proper way to go about disabling the parallel port so that this >error does not occur?

>Should it be done before installing Windows? What are the advantages and >disadvantages of disabling the parallel port, other than freeing up IRQ's >(as I said, it didn't--unless this also happens only upon Windows install?).

>Gurus, please respond!

I hope someone can help me. The following error is posted in my error log every time I start my computer: Service Control Manager-The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. I have an Inspiron 1100 and I am running Windows XP (both of which I am new to). I have no parallel printer port on my computer. Is this an actual error that needs to be corrected, or is this simply an event that will be posted in the log every time? If this is an actual problem that needs solved, does anyone have a clue as to how to solve it.