Have you updated to Vista SP1? There was a fix in SP1 in the core setup
files that blocked plug and play from locating the any inbox drivers.
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"pgonza02" <pgonza02@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:E9299B12-A7D9-40C9-B1E0-560A6B42EDD0@microsoft.com...
> Tried it, no luck.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Bob Headrick" <bobh@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:erMiFDPAJHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> "pgonza02" <pgonza02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FBBBBB9B-B9AA-4C2E-9431-259F3CEB555B@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>> I had to remove my printer from my laptop and when I tried to reinstall
>>> it
>>> Windows cannot find the driver. I tried adding it manually and HP does
>>> not
>>> even show up as a manufacturer.
>>
>> The following may help:
>> http://www.texxors.com/2007/05/09/ho...-a-new-device/
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging
>>
>