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From: cb135 on 16 Mar 2007 12:08 All, In Win2k my deskjet 5150 printer installation proceeds as expected until it stops and a message appears, "Looking for New Hardware or New printer detected, please wait". It then hangs here forever. This issue is discussed here http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00038749&cc=uk&l... but following the steps doesn't resolve my problem. I know that it is something to do with a previous installation being cancelled before it could complete, but i don't know which magic registry entry and/or file i need to remove to get a full install. Does anyone know where the problem lies?? If it helps, i've looked in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ Enum/ USBPRINT but it doesn't contain a directory starting with HPDeskjetXXXX Is there anything else i can try? cheers, col
From: Rev. G.G. Willikers (aka Mön§igñor ßoddoM) on 17 Mar 2007 00:19 cb135(a)hotmail.com wrote: > All, > > In Win2k my deskjet 5150 printer installation proceeds as expected > until it stops and a message appears, "Looking for New Hardware or New > printer detected, please wait". It then hangs here forever. This > issue is discussed here > > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00038749&cc=uk&l... > > but following the steps doesn't resolve my problem. I know that it is > something to do with a previous installation being cancelled before it > could complete, but i don't know which magic registry entry and/or > file i need to remove to get a full install. Does anyone know where > the problem lies?? > > If it helps, i've looked in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ > Enum/ > USBPRINT but it doesn't contain a directory starting with > HPDeskjetXXXX > > Is there anything else i can try? > > cheers, > > col > physically remove usb cable from pc. cmd line: net stop spooler (then) regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers (remove offending printers) (then) cmd line: net start spooler (then) Try installing your printer from scratch. Make sure you have the latest drivers. Let me know how this works for you. -- Rev. G.G. Willikers "Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation - nor would I be disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in fact exist, sir."
From: cb135 on 18 Mar 2007 17:47 On Mar 16, 11:19 pm, "Rev. G.G. Willikers (aka Mön§igñor ßoddoM)" <GollyGeeWillik...(a)spamgmail.com> wrote: > c...(a)hotmail.com wrote: > > All, > > > In Win2k my deskjet 5150 printer installation proceeds as expected > > until it stops and a message appears, "Looking for New Hardware or New > > printer detected, please wait". It then hangs here forever. This > > issue is discussed here > > >http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00038749&cc=uk&l... > > > but following the steps doesn't resolve my problem. I know that it is > > something to do with a previous installation being cancelled before it > > could complete, but i don't know which magic registry entry and/or > > file i need to remove to get a full install. Does anyone know where > > the problem lies?? > > > If it helps, i've looked in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ > > Enum/ > > USBPRINT but it doesn't contain a directory starting with > > HPDeskjetXXXX > > > Is there anything else i can try? > > > cheers, > > > col > > physically remove usb cable from pc. > > cmd line: > > net stop spooler > > (then) > > regedit: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers > > (remove offending printers) > > (then) > > cmd line: > > net start spooler > > (then) > > Try installing your printer from scratch. > Make sure you have the latest drivers. > > Let me know how this works for you. > > -- > > Rev. G.G. Willikers > > "Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation - nor would > I be disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in > fact exist, sir." Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, the only thing that appears under Printers is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Fax the offending printer doesn't appear here? The printer connects via USB, does this make a difference? cheers, col
From: Rev. G.G. Willikers (aka Mön§igñor ßoddoM) on 18 Mar 2007 21:59 cb135(a)hotmail.com wrote: > On Mar 16, 11:19 pm, "Rev. G.G. Willikers (aka M�n�ig�or �oddoM)" > <GollyGeeWillik...(a)spamgmail.com> wrote: >> c...(a)hotmail.com wrote: >>> All, >>> In Win2k my deskjet 5150 printer installation proceeds as expected >>> until it stops and a message appears, "Looking for New Hardware or New >>> printer detected, please wait". It then hangs here forever. This >>> issue is discussed here >>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00038749&cc=uk&l... >>> but following the steps doesn't resolve my problem. I know that it is >>> something to do with a previous installation being cancelled before it >>> could complete, but i don't know which magic registry entry and/or >>> file i need to remove to get a full install. Does anyone know where >>> the problem lies?? >>> If it helps, i've looked in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ >>> Enum/ >>> USBPRINT but it doesn't contain a directory starting with >>> HPDeskjetXXXX >>> Is there anything else i can try? >>> cheers, >>> col >> physically remove usb cable from pc. >> >> cmd line: >> >> net stop spooler >> >> (then) >> >> regedit: >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers >> >> (remove offending printers) >> >> (then) >> >> cmd line: >> >> net start spooler >> >> (then) >> >> Try installing your printer from scratch. >> Make sure you have the latest drivers. >> >> Let me know how this works for you. >> >> -- >> >> Rev. G.G. Willikers >> >> "Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation - nor would >> I be disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in >> fact exist, sir." > > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, the only thing that appears > under Printers is > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Fax > > the offending printer doesn't appear here? The printer connects via > USB, does this make a difference? > > cheers, > > col > No it shouldn't make a difference. I guess the next question would be: What model computer? Do you have the latest firmware, chipset drivers for it. And lastly have you tries a different USB cable. I know these are simple questions, just trying to rule everything out. -- Rev. G.G. Willikers "Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation - nor would I be disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in fact exist, sir."
From: Tony Hwang on 18 Mar 2007 22:25 cb135(a)hotmail.com wrote: > On Mar 16, 11:19 pm, "Rev. G.G. Willikers (aka M�n�ig�or �oddoM)" > <GollyGeeWillik...(a)spamgmail.com> wrote: > >>c...(a)hotmail.com wrote: >> >>>All, >> >>>In Win2k my deskjet 5150 printer installation proceeds as expected >>>until it stops and a message appears, "Looking for New Hardware or New >>>printer detected, please wait". It then hangs here forever. This >>>issue is discussed here >> >>>http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00038749&cc=uk&l... >> >>>but following the steps doesn't resolve my problem. I know that it is >>>something to do with a previous installation being cancelled before it >>>could complete, but i don't know which magic registry entry and/or >>>file i need to remove to get a full install. Does anyone know where >>>the problem lies?? >> >>>If it helps, i've looked in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ >>>Enum/ >>>USBPRINT but it doesn't contain a directory starting with >>>HPDeskjetXXXX >> >>>Is there anything else i can try? >> >>>cheers, >> >>>col >> >>physically remove usb cable from pc. >> >>cmd line: >> >>net stop spooler >> >>(then) >> >>regedit: >> >>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers >> >>(remove offending printers) >> >>(then) >> >>cmd line: >> >>net start spooler >> >>(then) >> >>Try installing your printer from scratch. >>Make sure you have the latest drivers. >> >>Let me know how this works for you. >> >>-- >> >>Rev. G.G. Willikers >> >>"Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation - nor would >>I be disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in >>fact exist, sir." > > > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, the only thing that appears > under Printers is > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Fax > > the offending printer doesn't appear here? The printer connects via > USB, does this make a difference? > > cheers, > > col > Hi, Using regedit, delete everything HP from registry. Is your W2K SP2 up-to-date?
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