Printer Driver Question

The two computers are not connected. The first time I tried using the
printer on the 98 after using it on the Vista, I got a message telling me
the printer program had to be reinstalled. I had problems getting it
uninstalled so that I can reinstall it. I haven't tried the fix-it files I
got from HP yet.
I didn't understand why the printer no longer worked on the 98 after using
it on the Vista. I unplugged the printer from the 98 and plugged it in to
the Vista. The 98 hadn't even been turned on until I was going to print
something from it. Is there something in the printer the 98 doesn't
understand, and is it no longer usable on the 98?
Carol
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards.TakeThisOut@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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>I assume that you have created a network to connect the Vista PC to the
>existing W98 PC and its printer, and that you haven't changed anything to
>do with the printer, such as its connection to the W98 PC.
>
> If that's so, then you should start by removing the printer device from
> your W98 system and re-installing it.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Carol Dowell" <CMD724.TakeThisOut@netzero.com> wrote in message
> news:6BEA3F58-1AA5-4FFB-851D-BBD4CD34C12B@microsoft.com...
>> For several years I have been using a HP Officejet G55 on my Windows
>> 98/SE. Now I also have a Vista computer. I had to install the drivers on
>> the 98 for the printer, and it works just fine on the Vista. But now I
>> can't use the printer on the 98.
>> I have downloaded some files from HP to fix the uninall problem I've been
>> having with the 98, but haven't tried it yet. Did the Vista do something
>> to the printer to make it unusable on the 98?
>> I always thought the drivers were installed to the computer, but now I'm
>> wondering if there is something the Vista put into the printer as well.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Carol
>
>

The 98 PC shouldn't have forgotten about the printer..... unless you
connected it to a different USB port than it was connected to before. If
it's a different port, then it will need to be reinstalled as if it's a new
device.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Carol Dowell" <CMD724.DeleteThis@netzero.com> wrote in message
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> The two computers are not connected. The first time I tried using the
> printer on the 98 after using it on the Vista, I got a message telling me
> the printer program had to be reinstalled. I had problems getting it
> uninstalled so that I can reinstall it. I haven't tried the fix-it files I
> got from HP yet.
> I didn't understand why the printer no longer worked on the 98 after using
> it on the Vista. I unplugged the printer from the 98 and plugged it in to
> the Vista. The 98 hadn't even been turned on until I was going to print
> something from it. Is there something in the printer the 98 doesn't
> understand, and is it no longer usable on the 98?
> Carol
> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards.DeleteThis@msn.com.au> wrote in message
> news:ediUv3GoIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I assume that you have created a network to connect the Vista PC to the
>>existing W98 PC and its printer, and that you haven't changed anything to
>>do with the printer, such as its connection to the W98 PC.
>>
>> If that's so, then you should start by removing the printer device from
>> your W98 system and re-installing it.
>> --
>> Jeff Richards
>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
>> "Carol Dowell" <CMD724.DeleteThis@netzero.com> wrote in message
>> news:6BEA3F58-1AA5-4FFB-851D-BBD4CD34C12B@microsoft.com...
>>> For several years I have been using a HP Officejet G55 on my Windows
>>> 98/SE. Now I also have a Vista computer. I had to install the drivers on
>>> the 98 for the printer, and it works just fine on the Vista. But now I
>>> can't use the printer on the 98.
>>> I have downloaded some files from HP to fix the uninall problem I've
>>> been having with the 98, but haven't tried it yet. Did the Vista do
>>> something to the printer to make it unusable on the 98?
>>> I always thought the drivers were installed to the computer, but now I'm
>>> wondering if there is something the Vista put into the printer as well.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>> Carol
>>
>>
>

I think I may have connected it to the wrong USB and then remembered that I
shouldn't have done that. But by then I was having problems getting the
printer uninstalled, so I couldn't try it in the correct USB. My external
hard drive works in both USB's, and I forgot that the printer didn't.
I'll try the fix-it from HP and see what happens. The more I think about it,
it seems likely that that was what caused the original problem.
Thanks.
Carol
"Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups DeleteThis @coribright.com> wrote in message
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> The 98 PC shouldn't have forgotten about the printer..... unless you
> connected it to a different USB port than it was connected to before. If
> it's a different port, then it will need to be reinstalled as if it's a
> new device.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Carol Dowell" <CMD724 DeleteThis @netzero.com> wrote in message
> news:18D3DF4A-2C79-4506-B38D-4AFD3E668F25@microsoft.com...
>> The two computers are not connected. The first time I tried using the
>> printer on the 98 after using it on the Vista, I got a message telling me
>> the printer program had to be reinstalled. I had problems getting it
>> uninstalled so that I can reinstall it. I haven't tried the fix-it files
>> I got from HP yet.
>> I didn't understand why the printer no longer worked on the 98 after
>> using it on the Vista. I unplugged the printer from the 98 and plugged it
>> in to the Vista. The 98 hadn't even been turned on until I was going to
>> print something from it. Is there something in the printer the 98 doesn't
>> understand, and is it no longer usable on the 98?
>> Carol
>> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards DeleteThis @msn.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:ediUv3GoIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I assume that you have created a network to connect the Vista PC to the
>>>existing W98 PC and its printer, and that you haven't changed anything to
>>>do with the printer, such as its connection to the W98 PC.
>>>
>>> If that's so, then you should start by removing the printer device from
>>> your W98 system and re-installing it.
>>> --
>>> Jeff Richards
>>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
>>> "Carol Dowell" <CMD724 DeleteThis @netzero.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6BEA3F58-1AA5-4FFB-851D-BBD4CD34C12B@microsoft.com...
>>>> For several years I have been using a HP Officejet G55 on my Windows
>>>> 98/SE. Now I also have a Vista computer. I had to install the drivers
>>>> on the 98 for the printer, and it works just fine on the Vista. But now
>>>> I can't use the printer on the 98.
>>>> I have downloaded some files from HP to fix the uninall problem I've
>>>> been having with the 98, but haven't tried it yet. Did the Vista do
>>>> something to the printer to make it unusable on the 98?
>>>> I always thought the drivers were installed to the computer, but now
>>>> I'm wondering if there is something the Vista put into the printer as
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> Carol
>>>
>>>
>>
>

That shouldn't happen, but removing the printer and re-installing it is
still a worthwhile exercise.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Carol Dowell" <CMD724.RemoveThis@netzero.com> wrote in message
news:18D3DF4A-2C79-4506-B38D-4AFD3E668F25@microsoft.com...
> The two computers are not connected. The first time I tried using the
> printer on the 98 after using it on the Vista, I got a message telling me
> the printer program had to be reinstalled. I had problems getting it
> uninstalled so that I can reinstall it. I haven't tried the fix-it files I
> got from HP yet.
> I didn't understand why the printer no longer worked on the 98 after using
> it on the Vista. I unplugged the printer from the 98 and plugged it in to
> the Vista. The 98 hadn't even been turned on until I was going to print
> something from it. Is there something in the printer the 98 doesn't
> understand, and is it no longer usable on the 98?
> Carol

I had to get some files from HP because the computer will no longer let me
uninstall the printer. It doesn't show up in the printer folder or in the
add/remove programs. I was curious to know if getting it all reinstalled
would be worth it, if the printer wouldn't work on the 98. Right now I can't
even install a generic printer, but that's only because I have to dig out my
Windows 98 installation CD. I'll try the HP first.
Carol
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards.RemoveThis@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> That shouldn't happen, but removing the printer and re-installing it is
> still a worthwhile exercise.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Carol Dowell" <CMD724.RemoveThis@netzero.com> wrote in message
> news:18D3DF4A-2C79-4506-B38D-4AFD3E668F25@microsoft.com...
>> The two computers are not connected. The first time I tried using the
>> printer on the 98 after using it on the Vista, I got a message telling me
>> the printer program had to be reinstalled. I had problems getting it
>> uninstalled so that I can reinstall it. I haven't tried the fix-it files
>> I got from HP yet.
>> I didn't understand why the printer no longer worked on the 98 after
>> using it on the Vista. I unplugged the printer from the 98 and plugged it
>> in to the Vista. The 98 hadn't even been turned on until I was going to
>> print something from it. Is there something in the printer the 98 doesn't
>> understand, and is it no longer usable on the 98?
>> Carol
>
>

It will always happen if the printer does not contain a hard coded unique ID
and is by design... you may have two models of the same printer that you
wish to configure differently.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards.RemoveThis@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:exA3MeGpIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> That shouldn't happen, but removing the printer and re-installing it is
> still a worthwhile exercise.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)