Vista - Printer keeps re-installing

I have an HP4200 series all in one at home and the same printer at work. I
use a laptop with Vista. Most of the time my computer tries to reinstall the
printer when I move from one printer to the other, or if I disconnect from
one of the printers and then reconnect, it does the same thing- tries to
reinstall. Sometimes I end up with 3 or more copies of the same printer being
installed.

I've delted the printers and the printer files and downloaded the latest
drivers. That seemed to make a difference for a while, but now it wants to
reinstall when I connect to the printer.

When I disconnect from a printer, I usually just unplug the USB cable. I
have a feeling I should be doing something differently...

Any ideas?

I am also having this problem with my HP 6210 all-in-one. Will be watching
for a solution - seems like there are a lot of us with the exact issue.



"gmaof3" wrote:

You plugging the printer in the exact same port you unplugged it from? I can make this same issue happen even on windows 2000 pro.