Uninstall the HP printer software, then reinstall it.
Then connect the USB Printer cable after the HP software is
installed or prompted to do so.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups
Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Wendy" wrote:
| Hi carey...please bare with me and my computer ignorance..I did what you had
| suggested in the following posts except I chose to connect my puter with a
| parellel port...but in acutality i wanted to connect it with a usb cable is
| there any way i can go back and change my modes of connection...thank you so
| much in suggestions.