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Old 08-05-2007   #4 (permalink)
Charles F


 
 

Re: USB Printer will not install after upgrade to Vista

Thanks. I did that, but when it gets to the point of checking for the
printer, when I plug it in it is not found by the software.

"Spanky daMonkey" wrote:

> What you may have to do is disconnect your printer from the computer.
> Remove the current drivers you just installed. Reboot the machine.
>
> Install the drives again (keeping the printer disconnected) and once you
> install the drivers, wait until the software asks for the printer to be
> connected.
>
> Once I had my printer installed, I received a spooler error. To fix the
> spooler error, I had to go into Admin, Services, and stop and start the
> spooler 2 or three times. After that, it worked.
>
> Your mileage may vary. The printer I had was an HP Laserjet 1022. Still no
> Vista drivers on the HP site.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> "Charles F" <cb@thefergusonhome.com> wrote in message
> news:F5A970F8-8DD8-4534-8330-E247E92A3F15@microsoft.com...
> >I recently upgraded to Windows Vista. Afterwards, I noticed I needed to
> > reinstall my printer (HP Officejet 4315). I went to the HP site and made
> > sure that I got the updated printer drivers after I plugged in the printer
> > and Vista would not automatically find it.
> >
> > I installed the HP software, but my computer will still not find the
> > printer.
> >
> > What can I do? The printer works fine on my other computer that is not
> > upgraded yet.
> >

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