Finding USB Printing support in Device Manager under Universal Ser

For some reason my compoyer Windows XP no longer can find my printer. I
installed a new USB cable and even bought a new printer but can't instal
because the USB printing support category went missing from the device
manager. How do I get it back and why did it just suddenly stop functioning.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Technical support from the printer
companies both identified the casue but no one can offer s solution for
installing the USB suppot feature
Thanks, Gordon

On Dec 17, 7:24*pm, Oakley wrote:
For some reason my compoyer Windows XP no longer can find my printer. I
installed a new USB cable and even bought a new printer but can't instal
because the USB printing support category went missing from the device
manager. How do I get it back and why did it just suddenly stop functioning.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Technical support from the printer
companies both identified the casue but no one can offer s solution for
installing the USB suppot feature
Thanks, Gordon

USB printing does not show up as a section in Device Manager. USB
printing will define a separate printer control port (HP ==
USBDOT001)

To install a USB based printer, you MUST install the drivers before
connecting the USB cable between the printer / PC. During most USB
printer installation, the driver install process should show a
"window" requesting the printer to be connected.