Found New Hardware Wizard

In adding a new printer to our XP home computer, the Found new Hardware
Wizard was bypassed. Now it can't add any new hardware or software. Can it
be reinstalled? It won't let me update or add any new drivers. All of the
programs installed before the HP printer still work fine, so I'm guessing the
tech who helped us get the printer installed, which was a royal pain, must
have undone the Wizard and didn't reinstall it. Whatever happened, it no
longer functions and I need it to!

See if this is of any help:
http://www.computerwizardindy.com/in...do_pdf=1&id=63

JS

"saucywench" <saucywench@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6DB0302C-136E-4EA4-8D61-22B0E79CB7E5@microsoft.com...
> In adding a new printer to our XP home computer, the Found new Hardware
> Wizard was bypassed. Now it can't add any new hardware or software. Can
> it
> be reinstalled? It won't let me update or add any new drivers. All of
> the
> programs installed before the HP printer still work fine, so I'm guessing
> the
> tech who helped us get the printer installed, which was a royal pain, must
> have undone the Wizard and didn't reinstall it. Whatever happened, it no
> longer functions and I need it to!

Thanks JS, I'll try and let you know.

"JS" wrote:

> See if this is of any help:
> http://www.computerwizardindy.com/in...do_pdf=1&id=63
>
> JS
>
> "saucywench" <saucywench@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DB0302C-136E-4EA4-8D61-22B0E79CB7E5@microsoft.com...
> > In adding a new printer to our XP home computer, the Found new Hardware
> > Wizard was bypassed. Now it can't add any new hardware or software. Can
> > it
> > be reinstalled? It won't let me update or add any new drivers. All of
> > the
> > programs installed before the HP printer still work fine, so I'm guessing
> > the
> > tech who helped us get the printer installed, which was a royal pain, must
> > have undone the Wizard and didn't reinstall it. Whatever happened, it no
> > longer functions and I need it to!
>
>
>

Well that didn't work. I found it, but it hadn't been altered from it's
original name. Can a protected file be updated? I need some way to add
drivers to my system. I can't even update the MS drivers because the wizard
can't find them to do it.

"saucywench" wrote:

> Thanks JS, I'll try and let you know.
>
> "JS" wrote:
>
> > See if this is of any help:
> > http://www.computerwizardindy.com/in...do_pdf=1&id=63
> >
> > JS
> >
> > "saucywench" <saucywench@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6DB0302C-136E-4EA4-8D61-22B0E79CB7E5@microsoft.com...
> > > In adding a new printer to our XP home computer, the Found new Hardware
> > > Wizard was bypassed. Now it can't add any new hardware or software. Can
> > > it
> > > be reinstalled? It won't let me update or add any new drivers. All of
> > > the
> > > programs installed before the HP printer still work fine, so I'm guessing
> > > the
> > > tech who helped us get the printer installed, which was a royal pain, must
> > > have undone the Wizard and didn't reinstall it. Whatever happened, it no
> > > longer functions and I need it to!
> >
> >
> >

Have you tried going to the Control Panel and clicking on Add/Remove
hardware icon?

JS

"saucywench" <saucywench@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsE8638DF-2C54-4D9D-A710-72C753A56D15@microsoft.com...
> Well that didn't work. I found it, but it hadn't been altered from it's
> original name. Can a protected file be updated? I need some way to add
> drivers to my system. I can't even update the MS drivers because the
> wizard
> can't find them to do it.
>
> "saucywench" wrote:
>
>> Thanks JS, I'll try and let you know.
>>
>> "JS" wrote:
>>
>> > See if this is of any help:
>> > http://www.computerwizardindy.com/in...do_pdf=1&id=63
>> >
>> > JS
>> >
>> > "saucywench" <saucywench@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:6DB0302C-136E-4EA4-8D61-22B0E79CB7E5@microsoft.com...
>> > > In adding a new printer to our XP home computer, the Found new
>> > > Hardware
>> > > Wizard was bypassed. Now it can't add any new hardware or software.
>> > > Can
>> > > it
>> > > be reinstalled? It won't let me update or add any new drivers. All
>> > > of
>> > > the
>> > > programs installed before the HP printer still work fine, so I'm
>> > > guessing
>> > > the
>> > > tech who helped us get the printer installed, which was a royal pain,
>> > > must
>> > > have undone the Wizard and didn't reinstall it. Whatever happened,
>> > > it no
>> > > longer functions and I need it to!
>> >
>> >
>> >