Why does my driver dissappear when I shut off my laptop?

I own a Compac Presario C5020US laptop loaded with Vista Basic. I installed
the driver for my HP Photosmart C3180 all-in-one printer from HP's website
and it wiorked just fine. However, when I turn off my laptop then turn it on
again later, the driver is absent. When I turn the printer on, my laptop
starts loading the driver anew. This takes several minutes. After
installation, the printer works fine. Any suggestions?
--
M.R.H.

If you are connected wireless to the device HP has a fix for their software
that removes the printer.



--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

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"mrnormal" <mrnormal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2138D7DE-574C-4831-B13F-1C4746802CF5@microsoft.com...
>I own a Compac Presario C5020US laptop loaded with Vista Basic. I installed
> the driver for my HP Photosmart C3180 all-in-one printer from HP's website
> and it wiorked just fine. However, when I turn off my laptop then turn it
> on
> again later, the driver is absent. When I turn the printer on, my laptop
> starts loading the driver anew. This takes several minutes. After
> installation, the printer works fine. Any suggestions?
> --
> M.R.H.

Dear Alan, sadly, I am not connected wirelessly. My all-in-one unit is
plugged into one of the USB ports. Any suggestions? MRH
--
M.R.H.


"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> If you are connected wireless to the device HP has a fix for their software
> that removes the printer.
>
>
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "mrnormal" <mrnormal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2138D7DE-574C-4831-B13F-1C4746802CF5@microsoft.com...
> >I own a Compac Presario C5020US laptop loaded with Vista Basic. I installed
> > the driver for my HP Photosmart C3180 all-in-one printer from HP's website
> > and it wiorked just fine. However, when I turn off my laptop then turn it
> > on
> > again later, the driver is absent. When I turn the printer on, my laptop
> > starts loading the driver anew. This takes several minutes. After
> > installation, the printer works fine. Any suggestions?
> > --
> > M.R.H.
>
>
>

Is the HP CUE Discovery software loaded?

If it is disable it first to see if that is performing the driver removal.


HP has a diagnostics utility they released this month.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"mrnormal" <mrnormal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4F672694-1B6D-4DA1-B6EF-073C8EA51278@microsoft.com...
> Dear Alan, sadly, I am not connected wirelessly. My all-in-one unit is
> plugged into one of the USB ports. Any suggestions? MRH
> --
> M.R.H.
>
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> If you are connected wireless to the device HP has a fix for their
>> software
>> that removes the printer.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "mrnormal" <mrnormal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2138D7DE-574C-4831-B13F-1C4746802CF5@microsoft.com...
>> >I own a Compac Presario C5020US laptop loaded with Vista Basic. I
>> >installed
>> > the driver for my HP Photosmart C3180 all-in-one printer from HP's
>> > website
>> > and it wiorked just fine. However, when I turn off my laptop then turn
>> > it
>> > on
>> > again later, the driver is absent. When I turn the printer on, my
>> > laptop
>> > starts loading the driver anew. This takes several minutes. After
>> > installation, the printer works fine. Any suggestions?
>> > --
>> > M.R.H.
>>
>>
>>