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Problem to avoid XP from reinstalling an installed printer using oem driver

Posted: 12-01-2003, 09:16 PM
Yves78
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I'm using Windows XP professional SP1 french edition and
my printer is an Epson Stylus Photo 700 connected to the
parallel port LPT1.
I want to install the printer with the oem driver
supplied by and downloaded from Epson since the Epson
Status Monitor utility will only work with this driver.
I installed the printer with the oem driver using the
Wizard from the Add Printer button of the Printer Control
Panel. This was successfull, an Epson Stylus Photo 700
printer was created, the printer did work and the Status
Monitor also.
The next time I re-booted the computer, XP displayed a
message indicating that a new hardware - the Epson photo
700 printer - was detected and automatically installed a
second Epson Stylus Photo 700 printer using the Windows
XP supplied driver. The printer works with anyone driver,
but the Status Monitor doesn't work anymore since it
doesn't find any of the printers.
If I uninstall the Windows XP driver and delete the 2nd
printer, XP will rediscover the printer at the next boot
and reinstall it.

Is there a way to avoid XP discovering the printer when
already installed using an oem driver, or to avoid
automatically installing a new printer? Or what can I do
to ensure that the printer is installed only once using
the oem driver.

The LPT1 port is defined as ECP in the bios and the box
Enable Legacy Plug and Play Detection of the LPT Port
Settings is unchecked.

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Cari MS-MVP
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Re: Problem to avoid XP from reinstalling an installed printer using oem driver
Posted: 12-02-2003, 01:36 AM
Do a complete uninstall:

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm

Set the LPT in the BIOS to EPP and have Plug and Play checked in LPT port
settings.

Download a new set of the drivers from www.epson.com.

Install the software and connect the printer to the PC when the software
tells you to. Then install the Status Monitor. Provided the software is
correctly installed, the continual finding new hardware should not occur.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Yves78" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:aa0a01c3b850$5599e7b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm using Windows XP professional SP1 french edition and
> my printer is an Epson Stylus Photo 700 connected to the
> parallel port LPT1.
> I want to install the printer with the oem driver
> supplied by and downloaded from Epson since the Epson
> Status Monitor utility will only work with this driver.
> I installed the printer with the oem driver using the
> Wizard from the Add Printer button of the Printer Control
> Panel. This was successfull, an Epson Stylus Photo 700
> printer was created, the printer did work and the Status
> Monitor also.
> The next time I re-booted the computer, XP displayed a
> message indicating that a new hardware - the Epson photo
> 700 printer - was detected and automatically installed a
> second Epson Stylus Photo 700 printer using the Windows
> XP supplied driver. The printer works with anyone driver,
> but the Status Monitor doesn't work anymore since it
> doesn't find any of the printers.
> If I uninstall the Windows XP driver and delete the 2nd
> printer, XP will rediscover the printer at the next boot
> and reinstall it.
>
> Is there a way to avoid XP discovering the printer when
> already installed using an oem driver, or to avoid
> automatically installing a new printer? Or what can I do
> to ensure that the printer is installed only once using
> the oem driver.
>
> The LPT1 port is defined as ECP in the bios and the box
> Enable Legacy Plug and Play Detection of the LPT Port
> Settings is unchecked.
>

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Re: Problem to avoid XP from reinstalling an installed printer using oem driver
Posted: 12-02-2003, 09:11 PM
Thank's a lot for your help

I followed your advices and guidance and it works the way
I expected.
>-----Original Message-----
>Do a complete uninstall:
>
>http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
>
>Set the LPT in the BIOS to EPP and have Plug and Play
checked in LPT port
>settings.
>
>Download a new set of the drivers from www.epson.com.
>
>Install the software and connect the printer to the PC
when the software
>tells you to. Then install the Status Monitor.
Provided the software is
>correctly installed, the continual finding new hardware
should not occur.
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"Yves78" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:aa0a01c3b850$5599e7b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm using Windows XP professional SP1 french edition
and
>> my printer is an Epson Stylus Photo 700 connected to
the
>> parallel port LPT1.
>> I want to install the printer with the oem driver
>> supplied by and downloaded from Epson since the Epson
>> Status Monitor utility will only work with this driver.
>> I installed the printer with the oem driver using the
>> Wizard from the Add Printer button of the Printer
Control
>> Panel. This was successfull, an Epson Stylus Photo 700
>> printer was created, the printer did work and the
Status
>> Monitor also.
>> The next time I re-booted the computer, XP displayed a
>> message indicating that a new hardware - the Epson
photo
>> 700 printer - was detected and automatically installed
a
>> second Epson Stylus Photo 700 printer using the Windows
>> XP supplied driver. The printer works with anyone
driver,
>> but the Status Monitor doesn't work anymore since it
>> doesn't find any of the printers.
>> If I uninstall the Windows XP driver and delete the 2nd
>> printer, XP will rediscover the printer at the next
boot
>> and reinstall it.
>>
>> Is there a way to avoid XP discovering the printer when
>> already installed using an oem driver, or to avoid
>> automatically installing a new printer? Or what can I
do
>> to ensure that the printer is installed only once using
>> the oem driver.
>>
>> The LPT1 port is defined as ECP in the bios and the box
>> Enable Legacy Plug and Play Detection of the LPT Port
>> Settings is unchecked.
>>
>
>
>.
>
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