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Trouble installing HP printer
I am trying to help a friend connect his HP All-In-One Printer (PSC
1210) to his 4 year old DELL running Windows ME. Trying to use the HP install software runs into a dead end when the USB connector is plugged in. An error is generated that the connection cannot be made, and the install halts. I am told by HP support that this is because their printer has a USB 2.0 port, while the DELL supports USB 1.0. They told me to go to DELL (or maybe they said HELL) to get the USB IBM driver for 2.0. I tried downloading it from DELL, and it wasn't there. DELL support told me there was no such driver (it had the same name as the 1.0, ending in "AB", instead of "AA") for this model DELL. They recommended I buy a PCI slot USB 2.0 board and just plug in the printer. They said the printer would then be recognized, and their download would then complete. It sound simple, but I have to buy this board for something like $30 to $50. I wonder if this is just their way of getting rid of me, and if this will work, or is there even a software driver somewheres which will do the job? I thought USB 2.0 will connect to USB 1.0, although the resultant speed will be limited by the USB 1.0. If so, why is the HP printer complaining about plugging it into a USB 1.0 port on the computer? Sherwin D. |
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sherwindu wrote:
I am trying to help a friend connect his HP All-In-One Printer (PSC 1210) to his 4 year old DELL running Windows ME. Trying to use the HP install software runs into a dead end when the USB connector is plugged in. An error is generated that the connection cannot be made, and the install halts. [snip] I have a friend who had the same problem. He took back the HP all-in-one and tried an Epson model. The same problem occurred. After spending a lot of time with him trying to get it to work, I told him it had to be a problem with Windows ME, which was the worst version Microsoft ever released. My friend bought the Windows XP Home Edition upgrade and installed it. When he tried once again to install the Epson all-in-one, the installation went flawlessly. royc |
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Everything Bill and royc say about ME is true, but installing HP drivers
also had a habit of doing this sort of thing with Win98 as well, but perseverance always paid off. There never seemed to be a pattern to it, sometimes the driver or update worked fine, other times it got stuck at the 'plug in USB cable' part. I tried a hundred different ways with 98 to get it to work every time, cleaning registries, removing all HP files, plugging in at a different time and sometimes it just worked perhaps the third time of doing the exact same thing. XP no problem. "sherwindu" wrote in message ... I am trying to help a friend connect his HP All-In-One Printer (PSC 1210) to his 4 year old DELL running Windows ME. Trying to use the HP install software runs into a dead end when the USB connector is plugged in. An error is generated that the connection cannot be made, and the install halts. I am told by HP support that this is because their printer has a USB 2.0 port, while the DELL supports USB 1.0. They told me to go to DELL (or maybe they said HELL) to get the USB IBM driver for 2.0. I tried downloading it from DELL, and it wasn't there. DELL support told me there was no such driver (it had the same name as the 1.0, ending in "AB", instead of "AA") for this model DELL. They recommended I buy a PCI slot USB 2.0 board and just plug in the printer. They said the printer would then be recognized, and their download would then complete. It sound simple, but I have to buy this board for something like $30 to $50. I wonder if this is just their way of getting rid of me, and if this will work, or is there even a software driver somewheres which will do the job? I thought USB 2.0 will connect to USB 1.0, although the resultant speed will be limited by the USB 1.0. If so, why is the HP printer complaining about plugging it into a USB 1.0 port on the computer? Sherwin D. |
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