Hardware Found Wizard on XP-Prof Startup

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From: Tarek (Google_at_tmmdiab.sent.com)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: 7 Apr 2004 08:59:54 -0700

Hello all.

I am sure this has been answered before because I remember looking it up
on this newsgroup and I think Cari had answered it. However, I browsed the
group and couldn't find the answer. Also I am not able to get to Cari's
website for some reason.

The problem is the following.

I am using an IBM laptop with Windows XP Prof installed. I dock it at the
office and use it with a wireless connection at home. I have several printers
configured on it.
   1. Three networked printers at work.
   2. HP Deskjet 842C in the docking station at work.
   3. Adobe acrobat and distiller
   4. My HP All-in-one deskjet at home (shared through my home desktop)

All the printers work fine. However...

Every time I power up the laptop the Hardware Found Wizard starts up. Somehow
it finds a "Printer". Just like that without a specific model. I usually dismiss
the wizard with a Cancel. Several times I tried running it and checking the box
to say "not to detect this any more", ... but it keeps coming back.

A couple of months ago I remember reading an article by Cari about this and
visiting her website to trouble shoot this. I tried several things but had not
yet finished all the possible choices (my wife needed some shopping done and my
kids wanted to spend my *our* money). I never got back to finish this issue.

It is sufficiently annoying that I really want to get rid of it now.

Last time I got into looking at some files in Windows\System32, I think and
trying to analyze which of the files was bad or needed a reinstall.

I understand that in XP you have to install the drivers before attaching the
printer. But I need to know which printer.

Can someone help with this, or direct me to the correct website?

\tarek

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cant find printers on wireless network
    ... problem rather than the Limited Account User. ... > Are these Ethernet connected printers or shared on another machine? ... > you see other computers on the network? ... > I have to respectfully differ with Cari. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax)
  • Re: Hardware Found Wizard on XP-Prof Startup
    ... > on this newsgroup and I think Cari had answered it. ... Three networked printers at work. ... > Every time I power up the laptop the Hardware Found Wizard starts up. ... > visiting her website to trouble shoot this. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax)
  • Re: Printers disappeared
    ... Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, ... > Adding other printers isn't possible eighter. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax)
  • Re: custom paper sizes
    ... click on Printers & Faxes... ... Cari ... (MS-MVP Printing & Imaging) ... > under windows xp I can no longer get a "custom paper size" option like I ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax)
  • Re: printers install automatically on client computers
    ... That wizard does not use any of the machine ... printers are published in AD, and all of the printers are shared, if you use ... Directory, you can control a particular client computer, and the ... >> The wizard that I am referring to is Server Management>Client ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)