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"Kes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have recently aquired a HP deskjet 690C Windows detects
> when plugged in and goes through the instalation process
> then fails at the end saying an error has occured. I have
> tried installing manually but when you click the finish
> wizard it errors again and says operation aborted.
> Any ideas apart from a reformat. Used the restore points
> to no avail