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09-15-2007
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| | Re: First Vista Printer USB or Local? I have a Canon i860 plugged into a usb port on my MOBO. Have also had it plugged into a usb port on a PCI-e card. Works without installing drivers or any program out of the box. Also works from a networked Vista computer and XP86 computer. Will not work from an XP64 computer. "Tom Bonavia" <TomBonavia@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:64EFB5FF-9242-44AB-A276-61D8DF6E4790@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks for stepping in Charlie but there's obviously no help for some > people! > There are a bunch of hotfixes for various non-existant USB problems at > this > URL: > http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;936003 > I haven't had time to try them but they probably won't hurt. > > If anyone has useful suggestions beyond the normal troubleshooting (I've > uninstalled everything including the USB ports themselves, tried different > cables, etc.) I'd love to know. I have a 'Vista certified' Canon i860 and > an > Acer Aspire 5610-4648 with Vista Home Premium and all the latest updates. > It > sees the device when I connect the printer and loads the drivers but does > not > create any printer instance that I can actually print to. I can manually > add > a printer and change the port to USB but that doesn't do anything. > > > > "Charlie Tame" wrote: > Quote: >> Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >> > Right. There is a howling about that. But there is no general >> > discontent >> > about printer support. >> > >> > So, why don't you keep it on topic. >> > >> > If the guy is insulted because HE points out his 20 years in IT, yet >> > can >> > not install a printer - OH WELL! >> > >> >> The topic WAS printers, the bit above here is called the "Subject" >> |
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09-16-2007
| #22 (permalink) |
| | Re: First Vista Printer USB or Local? I installed Vista 32 bit about 7 months ago - a clean install, not an upgrade. I have been using it with my HP printer without incident. Because of the fuss here, I borrowed my neighbors Canon i860. I turned off the computer and disconnected the HP. I then connected the Canon. Upon booting the computer the printer was identified and resident drivers were installed. A test page was successfully printed. I #####DON"T##### have 20 years experience in IT. "Tom Bonavia" wrote: Quote: > > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > Quote: > > On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:32:10 +0200, "MS" <maria.steyn@xxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > Quote: > > > Does Vista Home Premium NOT accept a USB printer as its only/first printer? > > > > > > Certainly it *does*. > > > > Quote: > > > My Lexmark Z23-33 is recognized by the USB function but > > > not visible nor addressable under Printers. > > > > > > Then you haven't installed it correctly. Exactly how did you do the > > software part of the installation? > > > > Quote: > > > Do I really need an old 'local' printer with the big connector as a first printer? > > > > No. > > > > Quote: > > > Is there a workaround? > > > > No workaround is needed. Many thousand or millions of people have done > > this successfully. > > Quote: > > > Curious, > > > Maria > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > Ken, > I'm an IT Professional of 20 years and have done everything right by the > manual but can't get Vista to recognize my printer, so I would venture to say > that thousands or millions of people are also experiencing problems. Remember > the little bug that killed USBs when upgrading from XP to XP professional? > I'm only glad that Microsoft acknowledges it's bugs more esily than you do! |
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09-16-2007
| #23 (permalink) |
| | Re: First Vista Printer USB or Local? I forgot to mention that I also installed the Vista add on module for this printer from Canon. It did not improve performance. Just gave a bit more functionality. "Tom Bonavia" wrote: Quote: > > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > Quote: > > On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:32:10 +0200, "MS" <maria.steyn@xxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > Quote: > > > Does Vista Home Premium NOT accept a USB printer as its only/first printer? > > > > > > Certainly it *does*. > > > > Quote: > > > My Lexmark Z23-33 is recognized by the USB function but > > > not visible nor addressable under Printers. > > > > > > Then you haven't installed it correctly. Exactly how did you do the > > software part of the installation? > > > > Quote: > > > Do I really need an old 'local' printer with the big connector as a first printer? > > > > No. > > > > Quote: > > > Is there a workaround? > > > > No workaround is needed. Many thousand or millions of people have done > > this successfully. > > Quote: > > > Curious, > > > Maria > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > Ken, > I'm an IT Professional of 20 years and have done everything right by the > manual but can't get Vista to recognize my printer, so I would venture to say > that thousands or millions of people are also experiencing problems. Remember > the little bug that killed USBs when upgrading from XP to XP professional? > I'm only glad that Microsoft acknowledges it's bugs more esily than you do! |
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