Re: USB Devices and hubs

This is going from bad to absurd. Today when I plugged the printer
back in it went from the new device (Copy 1) to the original device.

Alex Clayton wrote:
> "wiser-and-wiser" <> wrote in message
> news:59d78f71-79ad-4b86-8380-...
> > Well, if this kind of thing has been going on since XP days and it's
> > still not a solved problem I'd say the chances of getting any
> > resolution is pretty minimal.
> >
> > It's a laptop. It's supposed to be unplugged and moved and then
> > plugged into it's peripherals again. Without having to reinstall
> > drivers. This really shouldn't be rocket science.
> >
> >
>
> That's what I thought at the time, but I thought, and several people
> suggested, the problem might be just my printer and printer scanner. They
> are old (Pre XP). Since they still work I just have not cared enough to go
> buy another one, since I had a work around. Since it's happening to you with
> a different printer, it looks like it may not have done me any good to buy
> another one anyway. I am FAR from being anything close to any kind of expert
> at this. Someone may pop up and give you some solution. If you find one post
> it here so I can try it. It would be nice to just be able to plug one of our
> laptops in and print or scan if possible. If not, no big deal to me, but
> often with stuff like this it's some simple fix, just a matter of finding
> someone who knows what it is. <G>
> --
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> Franklin

This can, and will, happen with USB devices. Unless you keep plugging the
printer into the same port, it will be detected as a "new" printer at a
different USB port. Windows XP did the same thing. The only good news is
that once you've plugged it into every available port it will no longer show
up as "new".

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"wiser-and-wiser" <> wrote in message
news:dc0d5cf2-82c1-4464-92bb-...
> This is going from bad to absurd. Today when I plugged the printer
> back in it went from the new device (Copy 1) to the original device.