Re: Automatic Installation of New Hardware

The secret is to uninstall it under Device manager and under add&remove if
you did load the driver off the CD
.......reboot and start the install precedure all over....the right way this
time
peterk
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It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about
the problem
"Dave Head" <rally2xs@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:olup919774jrna7d8btk2vgqko257gm4m4@xxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> Hope I got the right group.
>
> I can't believe I did this again. I bought a new peripheral device - a
> VP002
> mini docking station. Its simply a USB adapter that has
> PS2/RS-232/Printer
> Port. It comes with a CD for installation.
>
> Well... you're _supposed_ to put the disk into the CD drive and _then_
> attach
> the device. Of course, I did it the other way round, and XP did its
> automatic
> hardware configuration thing using internal drivers, and the problem is:
>
> I can't get the LPT port installed/configured now.
>
> I _know_ there's a standard way of dealing with this problem, but can't
> remember what it is. The RS-232 seems to be working OK. The LPT port is
> just
> not there. I didn't get a chance to run the printer port configuration
> software, and don't know how to get XP to run the install program that
> will ask
> me where to pick up the printer port drivers that are on the CD. If I
> (dimly)
> recall, you have to delete drivers and reboot. There's no printer port
> driver
> to delete. I installled one manually, and it didn't work. Deleted it,
> deleted
> the RS-232 port driver, rebooted. RS-232 still works, printer port still
> doesn't work.
>
> Anyone remember the secret? I'd really like to be able to use my ancient
> HP-4L
> laserjet printer, as it is _still_ faster than the Deskjet 952C. Boy, ink
> jet
> printers are slow...
>
> Dave Head


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