I have an HP Deskjet 3915 USB that wouldn't print. So I un-installed and re-installed and when it came to the part to plug in printer, I did and nothing happened. Windows XP home wouldn't recognize it. So I took it to another XP machine and it installed and printed fine. Does anyone know of anything else to delete before trying to re-install so that XP will recognize this usb printer. Nothing shows up in the device manager when it is plugged in or unplugged.
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Plug USB printer in and nothing happens
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Go into your device manager, and uninstall your USB hubs and controllers. Reboot, it will re-sense them and re-install the drivers for them. Then try again.
As with most HP printers, the DRIVER SOFTWARE needs to be installed *BEFORE* plugging in the USB cable, to make sure that it doesn't "auto sense" and load the wrong drivers.
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As with most HP printers, the DRIVER SOFTWARE needs to be installed *BEFORE* plugging in the USB cable, to make sure that it doesn't "auto sense" and load the wrong drivers.
Just my 2¢
"When I die, I want people to say 'There was a wise man' instead of 'Finally, his mouth is shut!'" --Me
--Greg
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Yay! 
Just my 2¢
"When I die, I want people to say 'There was a wise man' instead of 'Finally, his mouth is shut!'" --Me
--Greg
Just my 2¢
"When I die, I want people to say 'There was a wise man' instead of 'Finally, his mouth is shut!'" --Me
--Greg
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