I am trying to install a printer on my laptop using a USB port, but everytime I try, it says that there is a problem with installing new hardware, and I don't know why! Can anyone help?
2006-12-03 06:14:47 · 9 answers · asked by Lauren 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It's windows xp, and the printers new and designed to work with xp.
2006-12-03 06:24:14 · update #1
It hasn't let me install at all so far
2006-12-03 06:26:13 · update #2
unplug the printer from the laptop then run the cd it will tell you when to plug it in
2006-12-03 06:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by spankdis 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many times when installing a printer with a USB port, you need to run the setup disk for the printer before connecting the USB cable. If you have done this already, then reboot. Once it's back up then plug in the cable.
Hope that helps
2006-12-03 06:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by Say it like it is 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a problem with the driver or the operating system. What kind of printer is it? What o/s are you running? If you have XP and the printer is quite old this could cause installation problems. Try updating the driver for the printer?
2006-12-03 06:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by clarky303 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it may be due to the laptop having usb 1.1 and the printer is usb 2.0 only, but i doubt it because they usually are backward compatable. unplug printer, uninstall any and all printer software that was on the disk from your laptop and start the process again. most hardware requires that you load the driver disk first before installing the hardware, so just follow the on screen instructions and plug in printer when told to do so.
2006-12-03 19:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by mrs microchipper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check in your BIOS, and see if the USB ports are enabled.
It may be the drivers for the USB ports that needs to be checked. Having an AMD CPU, and Viatech USB Host Controller Drivers can cause problems with the USB ports, change the drivers to Microsoft's standard drivers, may work.
2006-12-03 06:21:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have the software for the printer to do the installation?
2006-12-03 06:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try installing the software from the CD first or have it in the drive when the hardware wizard searches for drivers
2006-12-03 06:41:47 · answer #7 · answered by Rifle_Grunt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UN-INSTALL YOUR PREVIOUS INSTALLATION AND TRY TO INSTALL IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME DO NOT PLUG THE PRINTER UNTIL THE INSTALLATION MANAGER ASK YOU TO PLUG YOUR PRINTER TO THE LAPTOP.
2006-12-03 06:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whilst the webcam is plugged to the laptop & as quickly as whilst u have deploy the utility in ur laptop, eliminate the plug of the webcam & lower back replug it to the comparable place in the laptop, then u gets a message on ur show, proceed the technique, it supplies 3 suggestions or another issues to be proceed, so merely persist with it click next on each & each thing which u get..... then it instals somethings from the utility this is in the cd... then click next or end .... & examine the webcam from yahoo or msn, this is going to artwork...
2016-12-29 20:20:23 · answer #9 · answered by chatterton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋