Hello,

I just installed a Canon i850 USB printer on my system but now I can't
assign a USB port to it because no USB port is available in the list of
ports. I've just got parallel and com ports but no USB ports.

This is a brand new installation of Windows XP Home, and I've never had this
problem when installing a printer driver. I've even downloaded the latest
driver. I know the USB ports work since other USB devices seem to work fine
and even when I plug in the printer XP recognizes it, but since the driver
is not included with XP I have to cancel out of the wizard that starts up
and installed the downloaded driver.

I've installed this 100 times time before after a new install of XP and this
is the first time I've run into this.

Anyone know how I can assign a USB port?

Thanks,

Jeff

Jeff, you could try disconnecting all your USB devices then rt click
MyComputer>select Properties>Hardware>Device Manager>USB Controllers. rt
click on each one and choose Uninstall. Restart and try installing the Canon
Driver first before
connecting the Printer.

"Jeff Ingram" <ingramje@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:dojo51$brkf$1@news3.infoave.net...
> Hello,
>
> I just installed a Canon i850 USB printer on my system but now I can't
> assign a USB port to it because no USB port is available in the list of
> ports. I've just got parallel and com ports but no USB ports.
>
> This is a brand new installation of Windows XP Home, and I've never had
> this
> problem when installing a printer driver. I've even downloaded the latest
> driver. I know the USB ports work since other USB devices seem to work
> fine
> and even when I plug in the printer XP recognizes it, but since the driver
> is not included with XP I have to cancel out of the wizard that starts up
> and installed the downloaded driver.
>
> I've installed this 100 times time before after a new install of XP and
> this
> is the first time I've run into this.
>
> Anyone know how I can assign a USB port?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>

That worked! Thanks!

Jeff


"Rich Barry" <rbarrynot@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:%9irf.7828$hI1.5165@tornado.socal.rr.com...
> Jeff, you could try disconnecting all your USB devices then rt click
> MyComputer>select Properties>Hardware>Device Manager>USB Controllers. rt
> click on each one and choose Uninstall. Restart and try installing the
> Canon
> Driver first before
> connecting the Printer.
>
> "Jeff Ingram" <ingramje@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:dojo51$brkf$1@news3.infoave.net...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just installed a Canon i850 USB printer on my system but now I can't
>> assign a USB port to it because no USB port is available in the list of
>> ports. I've just got parallel and com ports but no USB ports.
>>
>> This is a brand new installation of Windows XP Home, and I've never had
>> this
>> problem when installing a printer driver. I've even downloaded the
>> latest
>> driver. I know the USB ports work since other USB devices seem to work
>> fine
>> and even when I plug in the printer XP recognizes it, but since the
>> driver
>> is not included with XP I have to cancel out of the wizard that starts up
>> and installed the downloaded driver.
>>
>> I've installed this 100 times time before after a new install of XP and
>> this
>> is the first time I've run into this.
>>
>> Anyone know how I can assign a USB port?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>
>