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Vista auto-detect on USB printers-- how to turn back on?
I had a HP 1215 photosmart printer that would be autodetected, but wouldn't
install because HP doesn't have a driver for it that will work for Vista. I got tired of being alerted to this and chose the option to turn off auto-detect for that device in one of the alert boxes, so I could look for a way to get the printer installed (I later found out that I had to lie to Vista and tell it I had a 7200 HP printer) . Now that I know the solution to getting the printer installed, I can't get Vista to autodetect it again (I've rebooted the computer and also unplugged and powered down the printer). I also can't get it to autodetect another USB printer. It appears that auto-detecting for USB port printers has been turned off permanently, which is obviously not what I wanted to happen. How can I get auto detect toggled back on? Thanks. |
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Vista auto-detect on USB printers-- how to turn back on?
In device manager you will likely find an entry with an ! or it may be
labeled as an unknown device. If you believe that this is the entry for your printer, right click and uninstall the entry. Now, reboot your computer. The O/S will again try to install the drivers for this device. You can follow the prompts from that point onward. -- Regards, Richard Urban MVP Microsoft Windows Shell/User "coop" wrote in message ... I had a HP 1215 photosmart printer that would be autodetected, but wouldn't install because HP doesn't have a driver for it that will work for Vista. I got tired of being alerted to this and chose the option to turn off auto-detect for that device in one of the alert boxes, so I could look for a way to get the printer installed (I later found out that I had to lie to Vista and tell it I had a 7200 HP printer) . Now that I know the solution to getting the printer installed, I can't get Vista to autodetect it again (I've rebooted the computer and also unplugged and powered down the printer). I also can't get it to autodetect another USB printer. It appears that auto-detecting for USB port printers has been turned off permanently, which is obviously not what I wanted to happen. How can I get auto detect toggled back on? Thanks. |
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Vista auto-detect on USB printers-- how to turn back on?
=?Utf-8?B?Y29vcA==?=;112524 Wrote: I had a HP 1215 photosmart printer that would be autodetected, but wouldn't install because HP doesn't have a driver for it that will work for Vista. I got tired of being alerted to this and chose the option to turn off auto-detect for that device in one of the alert boxes, so I could look for a way to get the printer installed (I later found out that I had to lie to Vista and tell it I had a 7200 HP printer) . Now that I know the solution to getting the printer installed, I can't get Vista to autodetect it again (I've rebooted the computer and also unplugged and powered down the printer). I also can't get it to autodetect another USB printer. It appears that auto-detecting for USB port printers has been turned off permanently, which is obviously not what I wanted to happen. How can I get auto detect toggled back on? Thanks. I have the same question. Do you get answer of it? -- yfw9910 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |