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MJ Schaer - 31 Jan 2008 00:10 GMT

Vista does not provide any USB printer ports after I install and hook up my
printers. Software for HP printer is there, but no go on printing. A look at
properties for that printer finds Vista installed the printer to a parallel
port, when there is none on the system. My Brother printer, HL-1650, is
supposed to have drivers embedded in Vista, yet the #$% program says the
install failed. Both printers work fine on an XP system with USB hookups.
Anyone have any ideas?

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Drew - 31 Jan 2008 01:39 GMT

Is your printer showing up in the printers folder ??..If so right click on
it select properties....ports tab and change the port...just like xp was

> Vista does not provide any USB printer ports after I install and hook up
> my printers. Software for HP printer is there, but no go on printing. A
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> program says the install failed. Both printers work fine on an XP system
> with USB hookups. Anyone have any ideas?

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MJ Schaer - 31 Jan 2008 21:47 GMT

Thanks for responding. The printers were in the printers folder, but they
were assigned parallel ports. There were no USB printer ports to select.
Finally got it to work this morning by restoring back to an earlier date.
Thanks!

> Is your printer showing up in the printers folder ??..If so right click on
> it select properties....ports tab and change the port...just like xp was
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>> program says the install failed. Both printers work fine on an XP system
>> with USB hookups. Anyone have any ideas?

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