-=PCTechTalk=- Re: USB Printer Probs
- From: John <JMPerry3okc@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:48:27 -0600
Yep, you're right, Rick ... I just didn't read your original post
carefully enough. I wouldn't waste time with my suggestions, then, but
I'm at a loss to figure out what might be wrong. You wouldn't want to
reinstall Windows again, would you?
Sorry,
John
Rick Silversmet wrote:
>
> I have not tried that John, but I expect that if it did work before I
> reformatted the hard drive, then, logically it SHOULD work after the
> reformat also.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:48 AM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: USB Printer Probs
>
> These ideas may be inconvenient and may not get to the problem, but ...
> Have you tried taking the printer to a friend's to try see if it will
> install on their machine (it can be uninstalled easily), and have you
> tried borrowing a friend's USB cable to see if that will let your
> computer see your printer? (Just in case one of those is faulty.)
>
> John
>
> Rick Silversmet wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why my freshly reformatted PC can't find my USB HP
> > printer? I have uninstalled and then reinstalled the USB ports, and it
> still
> > won't find the printer. It did find it before I had to reformat, but now
> it
> > can't for some reason. I thought maybe the port wasn't working, so I
> plugged
> > in my USB mouse, and it does work. Then I plugged in the printer in the
> port
> > where I had the mouse plugged in, and it still won't find it. I installed
> > the same OS as I had before the format, as a matter of fact, EVERYTHING is
> > the same as before I reformatted, except for the printer being identified.
> > Any ideas anyone????
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
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