(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:10 pm
Post subject: Re: Printer Driver Question [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: microsoft>public>win98>printing (more info?)
That would explain multiple printers, which, in this case, would not have
been a problem. It doesn't explain a printer disappearing just because it
was unplugged.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.DeleteThis@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
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> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> www.coribright.com/windows >
> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards.DeleteThis@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)
>
(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:50 am
Post subject: Re: Printer Driver Question [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I got it working again! I think my original problem was that I simply
plugged it into the wrong USB. I've done that before, but then when I tried
to print a Word document or something, it just sat there, then I realized
that I had to change the plug.
This time was different because I actually tried to run the printer program,
to do some scanning. I got a messaged telling me that the program was no
longer operational and I had to reinstall it. Since this was the first time
I had used the printer since using it on the Vista, I associated it with
some kind of problem from the Vista.
I can scan just fine on the Vista, if I want to do pictures, but 99% of the
stuff I scan is text, and I can't do that on the Vista. Or play my favorite
game, which is DOS.
Thanks for you help!
Carol
"Carol Dowell" <CMD724.DeleteThis@netzero.com> wrote in message
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> 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
(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:12 pm
Post subject: Re: Printer Driver Question [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thank for letting us know that you got it working again.
Your problem with scanning text must be that although you can get the text
page scanned as an image you cannot get the image recognised as text that
you can paste into your word processor.
If you have Offie 2007 installed you can do this. Choose Microsoft Office /
Microsoft Office Tools / Microsoft Office Document Scanning. Select your
scanner and then Scan. Then either Tools / Send Text to Word, or Tools /
Recognise Text using OCR, select and copy the text and paste it where you
want to use it.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Carol Dowell" <CMD724.RemoveThis@netzero.com> wrote in message
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>I got it working again! I think my original problem was that I simply
>plugged it into the wrong USB. I've done that before, but then when I tried
>to print a Word document or something, it just sat there, then I realized
>that I had to change the plug.
> This time was different because I actually tried to run the printer
> program, to do some scanning. I got a messaged telling me that the program
> was no longer operational and I had to reinstall it. Since this was the
> first time I had used the printer since using it on the Vista, I
> associated it with some kind of problem from the Vista.
> I can scan just fine on the Vista, if I want to do pictures, but 99% of
> the stuff I scan is text, and I can't do that on the Vista. Or play my
> favorite game, which is DOS.
> Thanks for you help!
> Carol
>
(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Printer Driver Question [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks for letting me know about this. I do have Office 2007. And I may have
discovered it someday on my own, but I'm very glad that I know it sooner
than later.
Carol
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards.TakeThisOut@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> Thank for letting us know that you got it working again.
>
> Your problem with scanning text must be that although you can get the text
> page scanned as an image you cannot get the image recognised as text that
> you can paste into your word processor.
>
> If you have Offie 2007 installed you can do this. Choose Microsoft Office
> / Microsoft Office Tools / Microsoft Office Document Scanning. Select your
> scanner and then Scan. Then either Tools / Send Text to Word, or Tools /
> Recognise Text using OCR, select and copy the text and paste it where you
> want to use it.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Carol Dowell" <CMD724.TakeThisOut@netzero.com> wrote in message
> news:518807DE-D6E6-4CFC-8703-9172C74D9B61@microsoft.com...
>>I got it working again! I think my original problem was that I simply
>>plugged it into the wrong USB. I've done that before, but then when I
>>tried to print a Word document or something, it just sat there, then I
>>realized that I had to change the plug.
>> This time was different because I actually tried to run the printer
>> program, to do some scanning. I got a messaged telling me that the
>> program was no longer operational and I had to reinstall it. Since this
>> was the first time I had used the printer since using it on the Vista, I
>> associated it with some kind of problem from the Vista.
>> I can scan just fine on the Vista, if I want to do pictures, but 99% of
>> the stuff I scan is text, and I can't do that on the Vista. Or play my
>> favorite game, which is DOS.
>> Thanks for you help!
>> Carol
>>
>
>
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