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More info?)
No Ben, but thanks.
I had already tried this but not being as stubborn as Micro$oft I gave
it another try and did what you suggest, however I looked more closely
this time.
At the end of the wizard (the driver info is taken from XP) I get the
following message, which is not the literal text as I am translating
from Dutch:
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This hardware can not be installed
There is a problem with the intsallation of this hardware:
HP Deskjet 695C
An error occured during the installation of this appliance.
The system cannot find the indicated files.
Then Click on Finish.
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Which I do, I can then printa testpage, use the printer but up comes
the wizard again :-(
So not withstanding the fact that XP "thinks" it hasn't found the
necessary files, all is installed.
So who'se nuts?
Regards
Menno
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:13:25 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
(Ben Myers) wrote:
>I think I would try booting up the system, cancelling the new hardware wizard,
>then deleting the printer. Next, do a cold reboot, let the hardware wizard find
>the printer and install the drivers. With some luck, the printer will be
>installed permanently and you'll be rid of the annoyance.
>
>The wizard is not so wizardly which is why I think it is the height of arrogance
>for Micro$oft to call it a wizard. And, yes, I detest the damned word, because
>so many wizards have failed before... Ben Myers
>
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:32:57 +0100, Menno <mennonykerk@nomail.rd> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for your reply.
>>
>>I'm not sure what happened as someone else installed XP for me.
>>
>>However the only real problem I encounter is the fact that at boot-up
>>XP seems to think that the printer is not installed and starts up the
>>found new hardware wizard. If I just cancel the wizard nothing seems
>>to happen and I can use the printer and there are no further problems.
>>It is more of an irritation than a real obstacle in using the printer.
>>
>>Is it possible to find old keys in the register that I could eliminate
>>without risking removing current HP keys Or shal I just try and live
>>with it?
>>
>>Menno
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:32:46 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
>>(Ben Myers) wrote:
>>
>>>Did you install XP on a clean hard drive, did you install it as an upgrade over
>>>Win 98SE, or did you do something else to install it? As a rule, the XP (and
>>>Win 2000) upgrades do not go as smoothly as a clean install does.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately this is a no-win situation created by Micro$oft's brain-dead
>>>approach to software engineering.
>>>
>>>If you upgrade over an existing Windows installation, there are both good and
>>>bad news. The good news is that whatever non-OS software was previously
>>>installed gets carried forward with all its warts. The bad news is that all the
>>>accumulated sludge (a euphemism for what it really is) in the registry gets
>>>carried forward, leaving the potential to cause future instability. The other
>>>bad news is that some very old software may not run properly when carried
>>>forward to the XP environment.
>>>
>>>If you install XP on a fresh hard drive, you get a very fresh and clean registry
>>>and lose all your software applciations, which then need to be reinstalled or
>>>updated to run XP.
>>>
>>>I can only surmise that the older 695C drivers may be causing havoc.
>>>
>>>... Ben Myers
>>>
>>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:09:00 +0100, Menno <mennonykerk@nomail.rd> wrote:
>>>
>>>>After installing XP I have had problems with this printer, although I
>>>>am not sure that the problems didn't start after SP2.
>>>>
>>>>I had previously been using the 695C (with win98SE) through a parallel
>>>>cable which went through my Iomega Zip drive.
>>>>After XP or SP2 and a new driver the printer kept on producing paper
>>>>after a first printed sheet. As the Zip drive wasn't working correctly
>>>>either I disconnected the zip drive and hooked the printer up directly
>>>>to my PC and did a clean install with the XP driver.
>>>>
>>>>All is well, the printer does what it should do, but at boot-up the PC
>>>>tells me it has found new hardware and wants to install the printer
>>>>again.
>>>>When I cancel the install wizard and do nothing, all is well and
>>>>printing goes without a hitch. At next boot-up there comes the message
>>>>again that new hardware has been found etc.
>>>>
>>>>How can I make XP understand that there is no problem?
>>>>
>>>>Thanx
>>>>Menno
>>