New Hardware Found... NOT

[Robert Nogueira]

I installed a printer ( Compaq A1500) to my computer. Installed per Compaqs
instructions using the Disc rather than the Windows New Hardware Wizard. All
went well and is working well except everytime I boot up now I get the
message that Windows has found new hardware Do I want to install it? ( It
is already installed and working).
I've tried a formal introduction (" Windows meet Compaq printer, Printer
let me introduce Windows")
I've invited both to tea; all to no avail. How can I get the computer to
acknowledge that the printer is now part of the family and quit asking me if
I want to set it up ?

Bob Nogueira
PS I think I read here an answer to the same question but can't find it, but
I do know I have the 32 bit version of XP :)

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Usually the fix is to just let the new hardware wizard run. Have you tried
that yet?

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Robert Nogueira" > wrote in message
...
> I installed a printer ( Compaq A1500) to my computer. Installed per
Compaqs
> instructions using the Disc rather than the Windows New Hardware Wizard.
All
> went well and is working well except everytime I boot up now I get the
> message that Windows has found new hardware Do I want to install it? ( It
> is already installed and working).
> I've tried a formal introduction (" Windows meet Compaq printer, Printer
> let me introduce Windows")
> I've invited both to tea; all to no avail. How can I get the computer to
> acknowledge that the printer is now part of the family and quit asking me
if
> I want to set it up ?
>
> Bob Nogueira
> PS I think I read here an answer to the same question but can't find it,
but
> I do know I have the 32 bit version of XP :)
>
>

[Robert Nogueira]

Yes Michael but The Wizard can't find the drivers on the Compaq installation
disc so it never finishes and I continue to get the message. I'd have no
problem just turning off the New Hardware detection program ( I don't
install that much hardware) but don't know where to find it ( MS Config has
some that look like they might be the program but I don't want to mess with
MSCONFIG if I'm not sure of what I'm doing.
Bob Nogueira .
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> Usually the fix is to just let the new hardware wizard run. Have you
tried
> that yet?
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Robert Nogueira" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I installed a printer ( Compaq A1500) to my computer. Installed per
> Compaqs
> > instructions using the Disc rather than the Windows New Hardware Wizard.
> All
> > went well and is working well except everytime I boot up now I get the
> > message that Windows has found new hardware Do I want to install it?
( It
> > is already installed and working).
> > I've tried a formal introduction (" Windows meet Compaq printer,
Printer
> > let me introduce Windows")
> > I've invited both to tea; all to no avail. How can I get the computer
to
> > acknowledge that the printer is now part of the family and quit asking
me
> if
> > I want to set it up ?
> >
> > Bob Nogueira
> > PS I think I read here an answer to the same question but can't find it,
> but
> > I do know I have the 32 bit version of XP :)
> >
> >
>
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Contact Compaq tech support. They should know how to deal with this.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/


Robert Nogueira wrote:
> Yes Michael but The Wizard can't find the drivers on the Compaq
> installation disc so it never finishes and I continue to get the
> message. I'd have no problem just turning off the New Hardware
> detection program ( I don't install that much hardware) but don't
> know where to find it ( MS Config has some that look like they might
> be the program but I don't want to mess with MSCONFIG if I'm not
> sure of what I'm doing. Bob Nogueira .
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
> in message ...
> > Usually the fix is to just let the new hardware wizard run. Have
> > you tried that yet?
> >
> > --
> > Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
> > Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> > "Robert Nogueira" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I installed a printer ( Compaq A1500) to my computer. Installed
> > > per Compaqs instructions using the Disc rather than the Windows
> > > New Hardware Wizard. All went well and is working well except
> > > everytime I boot up now I get the message that Windows has found
> > > new hardware Do I want to install it?
> ( It
> > > is already installed and working).
> > > I've tried a formal introduction (" Windows meet Compaq printer,
> > > Printer let me introduce Windows")
> > > I've invited both to tea; all to no avail. How can I get the
> > > computer to acknowledge that the printer is now part of the
> > > family and quit asking
> me
> > if
> > > I want to set it up ?
> > >
> > > Bob Nogueira
> > > PS I think I read here an answer to the same question but can't
> > > find it, but I do know I have the 32 bit version of XP :)