I agree with Dean.  The only change I'd suggest is to disconnect and uninstall the printer first then reboot.  Then install the USB driver from the CD and connect the printer when prompted.

Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dean Kukral 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 2:21 AM
  Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Switching printer from LPT1: to UBS


  If you are running XP, this may be automatic.  (I did it on HP1200.)

  With the computer off, you unplug the parallel connection and plug
  in the usb connection.  When XP starts up, it will make the change.

  It is possible that the USB drivers for your printer will have to be
  loaded.  In that case, XP should ask for them,  and you can give
  it your driver disk.  If, instead, you simply get odd results, you
  can go to the control panel and tell it to install a new driver.  If
  your drivers are XP compatible, you should have no problem with
  this switch.


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "bob" <[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:18 PM
  Subject: [PCBUILD] Switching printer from LPT1: to UBS


  I will soon be using my HP Inkjet 5550 as a USB 2.0 connection instead of
  the existing LPT1:.   How should I go about this switch?

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