vista recognized & downloaded driver. now won't reinstall it

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kariseena

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I wanted to install my printer (HP PSC 1210 all-in-one). I plugged it into my laptop and it recognized the printer and downloaded the proper driver for that model. For some reason, I deleted the printer. I unplugged it, restarted, and plugged it in again, but the laptop did not recognize it like it had before and did not download any driver at all.

I then did the printer wizard and downloaded the driver supporting the psc 1200 series. Although, that driver did not work.

I did more research and tried to delete any traces of the driver to see if vista would recognize my printer again, but it still did not.

My question is, is there a way to erase my driver history for my printer activity so that vista could recognize my printer again?
 

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I think that the easiest way would be to do a system restore from a point prior to the first download. That should restore your system to the way it was prior to your initial attempt. Hope this works. System restore has always worked for me and is a awesome feature of Vista.
 

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    Dell XPS420
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    6 gig
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    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
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    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
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    640 gb
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    Fan
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have you been into control panel/printers and deleted your printer from there?
 

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    Custom Build
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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
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    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
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    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
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    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
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    1680x1050
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    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
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    OCZ Modstream 700w
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    Titan Fenir
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    Razer Reclusa
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    Logitech G5 Gamer
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    8mb
Kariseena, +1 on what richc46 * archie123 have said.

For future reference, here's a tip... the more you expand on your explanation of your problem or issue, the more (and/or easier) we'll be able to help you, without much speculation and right away instead of waiting for you to reply to our questions in order for us to gain the info required.

If you are more confused by my reply, I apologize for bad English and grammar.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
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    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
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    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
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    Comcast 6MB Broadband
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    Linksys WRT54G router
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