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Can't select a new specific USB printer driver when a compatible driver is already installed
Windows XP would ask if I wanted to have it install automatically and would
let me select "Have disk..." during installation, but Vista just installs automatically. Is there option somewhere I can set so that I can make Vista ask me if I want to use a specific driver before it automatically installs drivers for a device? Thanks. |
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Can't select a new specific USB printer driver when a compatible d
Walter,
Does the device work properly after Vista installs it? You can double check the status of the device in Device Manager. In Device Manager, review all entries for it and note whether any issues are displayed. That is, under Properties for the device, do you see the words "This device is working properly," or do you see something else? If it's working properly, there's no need to install drivers, unless something isn't working. Vista includes drivers for many hardware items that required the user to install drivers in previous versions of Windows. If you're trying to install more current drivers than those installed by Vista, under Properties for the device, select the Drivers tab. Then, click on Update drivers. Follow on-screen prompts. -- freddy "Walter J. Wierwille" wrote: Windows XP would ask if I wanted to have it install automatically and would let me select "Have disk..." during installation, but Vista just installs automatically. Is there option somewhere I can set so that I can make Vista ask me if I want to use a specific driver before it automatically installs drivers for a device? Thanks. |
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Can't select a new specific USB printer driver when a compatible d
Freddy,
I needed to test multiple sets of printer drivers for multiple printers with the software we develop because some of them format documents and process printer jobs differently. I was able to install the other driver by using the "update driver" feature, but I am still curious to know if there is a way to turn off automatic driver installation when I plug in a USB device so that I can select the driver to install at that time. Thanks, Walter "freddy" wrote in message ... Walter, Does the device work properly after Vista installs it? You can double check the status of the device in Device Manager. In Device Manager, review all entries for it and note whether any issues are displayed. That is, under Properties for the device, do you see the words "This device is working properly," or do you see something else? If it's working properly, there's no need to install drivers, unless something isn't working. Vista includes drivers for many hardware items that required the user to install drivers in previous versions of Windows. If you're trying to install more current drivers than those installed by Vista, under Properties for the device, select the Drivers tab. Then, click on Update drivers. Follow on-screen prompts. -- freddy "Walter J. Wierwille" wrote: Windows XP would ask if I wanted to have it install automatically and would let me select "Have disk..." during installation, but Vista just installs automatically. Is there option somewhere I can set so that I can make Vista ask me if I want to use a specific driver before it automatically installs drivers for a device? Thanks. |
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Can't select a new specific USB printer driver when a compatible driver is already installed
In article , Walter J. Wierwille
wrote: would* let me select "Have disk..." during installation, but Vista just installs* automatically. This can happen if you have the printer and its USB cable plugged into the PC while installing the software. I'd recommend unplugging the USB cable from the PC; uninstalling any printer software you see in Add/Remove Programs; deleting any icons for the device in Control Panel / Printers & Scanners; restarting the computer. Then with the USB cable still unplugged install the printer software that you want to use and when it tells you, or after [Finish], plug in the printer and cable - it may say to restart the computer before you plug the cable in. Let us know what happens. |