Vista Keeps Asking Me to Reinstall My Printer   

Hello,I have a HP Compaq Presario laptop, brand new, running Windows Vista Home Premium. I have correctly installed my printer (an HP 3100 Series) and all drivers. I don't have my laptop always connected to the printer. Every time I connect my printer to my laptop (same port each time), I have to reinstall the printer and drivers again and again and again. This is driving me crazy and I don't understand why this is happening.Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks, appreciate it!


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date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:36:39 -0700   author:   jwarrengeorge

Re: Vista Keeps Asking Me to Reinstall My Printer   

Try setting the printer to a fixed IP address, such as 192.168.1.77  If you 
are on a network hub, the assignment should be done there as it issues the 
addresses.

"jwarrengeorge" wrote in message 
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> Hello,I have a HP Compaq Presario laptop, brand new, running Windows 
> Vista Home Premium. I have correctly installed my printer (an HP 3100 
> Series) and all drivers. I don't have my laptop always connected to the 
> printer. Every time I connect my printer to my laptop (same port each 
> time), I have to reinstall the printer and drivers again and again and 
> again. This is driving me crazy and I don't understand why this is 
> happening.Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks, appreciate it!
>
>
> Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums

date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:07:22 +0100   author:   Larry S

Re: Vista Keeps Asking Me to Reinstall My Printer   

I assume you are using x86 vista?  I had that problem as well, HP
drivers and printer, but the issue does not seem to effect x64.  I wish
I could be more helpful, I can offer no solution, other than it's a MS
issue, and hopefully, sooner or later, they'll get it figured out and
there will be an "important" update. . .


-- 
Zoloft

"Be careful what you pretend to be, because in the end, you are what you
pretend to be."  Kurt Vonnegut paraphrased from his novel "Mother
Night."

date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 04:22:25 -0500   author:   Zoloft