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10-06-2007
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| | Printer Disappears under Vista I have a new computer with Vista Home Premium. I have 2 printers connected - a HP 5160 which has limited usablity thanks to the basic driver from HP - no cartridge cleaning or ink level. I also have a HP PSC 6100 connected. This printer often disappears when it is turned on. I get the message 'New hardware found -installing drivers' The current printer disappears from 'Control Panel- Printers' If I then disconnect the USB cable at the printer and reinsert it I get the 'Installing driver' message and when it is finished the printer is available. I lose all the changes to printing preferences I have made and it makes itself Default. I run the other printer as default as it has a duplex unit installed. Having the PSC 1610 dissappearing is a pain. Does anyone have any isead why this is happening and if it can be fixed Thanks DJT |
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10-08-2007
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| | Re: Printer Disappears under Vista Check in Device Manager as to whether your USB ports are set to 'sleep' to save power. If so, disable this 'feature'. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "DJT" <dtope@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:597gg35g1jnobk06879ro4faovvl7dugpd@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a new computer with Vista Home Premium. > > I have 2 printers connected - a HP 5160 which has limited usablity > thanks to the basic driver from HP - no cartridge cleaning or ink > level. > > I also have a HP PSC 6100 connected. > This printer often disappears when it is turned on. > I get the message 'New hardware found -installing drivers' > The current printer disappears from 'Control Panel- Printers' > > If I then disconnect the USB cable at the printer and reinsert it I > get the 'Installing driver' message and when it is finished the > printer is available. > I lose all the changes to printing preferences I have made and it > makes itself Default. > > I run the other printer as default as it has a duplex unit installed. > > Having the PSC 1610 dissappearing is a pain. > > Does anyone have any isead why this is happening and if it can be > fixed > > Thanks > > > DJT |
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10-09-2007
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| | Re: Printer Disappears under Vista On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:16:29 -0700, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" <NewsGroups@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Check in Device Manager as to whether your USB ports are set to 'sleep' to >save power. If so, disable this 'feature'. that indicates a sleep option. DJT |
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10-09-2007
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| | Re: Printer Disappears under Vista "DJT" <dtope@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:i9bmg3dis586hrrgmadhqk48v9klabjgpr@xxxxxx Quote: > On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:16:29 -0700, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" > <NewsGroups@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Check in Device Manager as to whether your USB ports are set to 'sleep' to >>save power. If so, disable this 'feature'. > Thanks for the suggestion but I cannot find any item in the USB device > that indicates a sleep option. > > DJT |
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10-09-2007
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| | Re: Printer Disappears under Vista Oops, sorry for the blank post. Device Manager, Universal Serial Bus Controllers, USB Root Hub... under properties of each and every one. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "DJT" <dtope@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:i9bmg3dis586hrrgmadhqk48v9klabjgpr@xxxxxx Quote: > On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:16:29 -0700, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" > <NewsGroups@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Check in Device Manager as to whether your USB ports are set to 'sleep' to >>save power. If so, disable this 'feature'. > Thanks for the suggestion but I cannot find any item in the USB device > that indicates a sleep option. > > DJT |
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