Well, I am assuming that you went to the HP website
support.  But if you did not, then try here:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/sampler/djpr.html

(right side of page, Printer Problem: check your
driver)

Driver/Install for USB:

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/softwareList.jhtml?reg=&cc=&prodId=hpdeskjet833986&lc=en&softitem=Microsoft%20Windows%2098&sw_lang=en

Worth a try!

> > Date:    Fri, 27 Sep 2002 06:08:18 +0100
> From:    "Paul J. Traynor" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Problem with hp printer!
>
> Hi all,
>
> On a win 98 machine with 64 megs of ram and 10 gig
> hard drive, I'm
> trying to install a HP 845 USB printer.  I have
> tried this printer on my
> office pc and it worked fine.  My office pc has
> pretty much the same
> specs as the one it should be fitted too but no joy.
>  It keeps saying
> there has been a error  with the USB device and just
> sits there.
>
> I have spent a lot of time clearing out from the
> device manager and
> anywhere else I could think off any past installs of
> the printer and
> then retrying it but to no avail.  Personally I am
> disillusioned with hp
> printers as in all the times I have  been using them
> for the most part
> they have involved some problem or another.
>
> I haven't yet tried uninstalling the USB devices
> within device manager
> and  seeing if reinstalling them makes any
> difference.  I don't like
> uninstalling and reinstalling so much that it might
> cause more problems
> than it may solve.
>
> Can anyone make any suggestions here.
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Paul.


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