How to disable "Plug and Play"?

so that Win XP doesn't keep finding a printer automatically.
thanks
rtm

Hi Robert,

If it is an HP printer:

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts at startup of the computer,
click next.

2. When it asks you for the HP disk, (the next thing that will require a
response from you probably), click ok. However, do NOT insert the disk
into your CD-ROM drive.

3. On the next screen that comes up, there will be a button that is already
highlighted telling the wizard where to find the printer driver (which is
what it is looking for). This button will be pointing it at "other media,
CD-ROM,etc.

The trick is to DESELECT this button. At that point, the button for your C:
drive will become active and you can select the C: drive. It will also
probably be prompting you with the location for the already installed HP
printer driver that is somewhere on your C: drive. (If not, you need to
click browse and locate the driver).

4. After you have deselected the CDROM and selected the C: drive, click
ok (or next) The Wizard then makes a second copy of your printer driver
(and, by the way, creates a second "installed printer" in your Control
Panel/Printers). And then, the wizard finally completes and tells you that
you have successfully installed the new hardware.

5. On subsequent startup, the Wizard should then NOT run.

This problem can occur when the printer driver is initially installed. The
printer installation program from the manufacturer does not enable the New
Hardware Wizard to finish its detection of the newly installed printer.

To work around this problem, enable the New Hardware Wizard to finish, even
though the wizard cannot detect a new printer.

New Hardware Wizard Detects Printer Device After Every Restart
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q298/3/70.asp

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"Robert T" x@x wrote in message
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so that Win XP doesn't keep finding a printer automatically.
thanks
rtm

"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Robert,

If it is an HP printer:

Thanks for the quick reply Kelly. I guess I wasn't being specific enough.
It's an Epson 1200 printer. I happen to like the Epson
controls better than those automatically loaded by Win XP and I'm trying to
prevent XP from automatically finding it at start-up.
How?
thanks
rtm

Sorry, Robert.....I completely missed the reference to Epson.

Universal Plug and Play: Admin Tools/Services/UPNP/Startup/
Disabled.

Disable SSDP and uPNP Services (Line 156)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or if you are running XP SP1 uninstall UPnP from Add/Remove Windows
Components.

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Robert T" x@x wrote in message
...

"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Robert,

If it is an HP printer:

Thanks for the quick reply Kelly. I guess I wasn't being specific enough.
It's an Epson 1200 printer. I happen to like the Epson
controls better than those automatically loaded by Win XP and I'm trying
to
prevent XP from automatically finding it at start-up.
How?
thanks
rtm