My hard drive crashed and I had to replace the whole thing. I purchased
a retail full version of Windows XP SP2 and installed it my new hard
drive. Ever since then I can not install
any printer on the computer.
Details of what I did and my problem.
-Hard Drive crashed, purchased and installed a new one
-Installed a full version Windows XP pro and then SP2
-Tried to install USB printer (tried multiple printers), when I plug in

the printer it recongnizes the type of printer, then it shows copying
the files
to install the driver, then at the end it closes and says "there was a
problem installing your printer, it may not work properly"
-The printer does not show up in the control panel under printers
-Downloaded the latest drivers for both printers to ensure I had the
latest version.
I aslo get the same error with a regualr printer cable also. So any
ideas?

a) Are you an Administrator?

b) Did you install the motherboard chipset utility drivers after the clean
installation of Windows XP with SP2?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"TXBLKXMAN" <fred@davis55.com> wrote in message
news:1134333498.087447.41600@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com...
> My hard drive crashed and I had to replace the whole thing. I purchased
> a retail full version of Windows XP SP2 and installed it my new hard
> drive. Ever since then I can not install
> any printer on the computer.
> Details of what I did and my problem.
> -Hard Drive crashed, purchased and installed a new one
> -Installed a full version Windows XP pro and then SP2
> -Tried to install USB printer (tried multiple printers), when I plug in
>
> the printer it recongnizes the type of printer, then it shows copying
> the files
> to install the driver, then at the end it closes and says "there was a
> problem installing your printer, it may not work properly"
> -The printer does not show up in the control panel under printers
> -Downloaded the latest drivers for both printers to ensure I had the
> latest version.
> I aslo get the same error with a regualr printer cable also. So any
> ideas?
>

And usually USB printers needs to have their software/drivers installed
first before physically connecting them..


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"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> kirjoitti
viestissä:uonLS2p$FHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> a) Are you an Administrator?
>
> b) Did you install the motherboard chipset utility drivers after the
> clean installation of Windows XP with SP2?
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
>
> "TXBLKXMAN" <fred@davis55.com> wrote in message
> news:1134333498.087447.41600@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com...
>> My hard drive crashed and I had to replace the whole thing. I purchased
>> a retail full version of Windows XP SP2 and installed it my new hard
>> drive. Ever since then I can not install
>> any printer on the computer.
>> Details of what I did and my problem.
>> -Hard Drive crashed, purchased and installed a new one
>> -Installed a full version Windows XP pro and then SP2
>> -Tried to install USB printer (tried multiple printers), when I plug in
>>
>> the printer it recongnizes the type of printer, then it shows copying
>> the files
>> to install the driver, then at the end it closes and says "there was a
>> problem installing your printer, it may not work properly"
>> -The printer does not show up in the control panel under printers
>> -Downloaded the latest drivers for both printers to ensure I had the
>> latest version.
>> I aslo get the same error with a regualr printer cable also. So any
>> ideas?
>>
>
>