Yes, there is a driver.... it's included in XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;293381

Uninstall the driver (NT drivers don't usually work well anyway) and
reinstall it correctly using the Add Printer Wizard.

Follow Steps 1 through 5 at:
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm

Then after the reboot, run the Add Printer Wizard and everything will be
clear to you.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"666" <666@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This picture sums up the problem:
> http://www.petri.co.il/forums/attach...tachmentid=215
>
> I hooked an Olivetti JP190 printer to my laptop. Since there's no XP
> driver
> for this ancient inkjet printer, I downloaded a driver labeled 'Windows
> NT'
> from Olivetti's website.
>
> The driver works. Device manager says the device is working properly.
> Indeed, it prints like it should.
>
> But every time I plug in the printer (or boot with the printer connected),
> XP proudly announces that it found new hardware and that it urgently needs
> a
> file from my XP CD.
>
> When I pop my CD in, XP can't find the file. And then it tries to find a
> bunch of other files without success, because they are not on my XP CD.
>
> Not that it matters, because the printer works fine without them.
>
> When I hit 'cancel,' XP stays quiet until the next time I boot, and then
> it
> starts all over again.
>
> How can I stop XP from asking again and again and again? Is there a way to
> force Windows to accept that my printer is already installed?