Problem with HP printer

[Mike H]

I made the mistake of plugging in my HP1125c printer before it was switched
on. Windows 7 immediately listed it as an HP Deskjet 1125c but in the
'Unspecified' list rather than the 'Printers & Faxes' list. Since then I did
connect it to a Linux PC and printed over the local net, but that Linux PC
is not always switched on, so it's now back on a USB cable on the Win7 one.
Still it remains in the 'Unspecified' list rather than the printer list and
I cannot print to it.

How can I remove it from unspecified- there is no option on right click to
remove it and start again in the hope that it installs correctly and I can
print to it

TIA
Mike H

 

[LouB]

Mike H wrote:
> I made the mistake of plugging in my HP1125c printer before it was
> switched on. Windows 7 immediately listed it as an HP Deskjet 1125c but
> in the 'Unspecified' list rather than the 'Printers & Faxes' list. Since
> then I did connect it to a Linux PC and printed over the local net, but
> that Linux PC is not always switched on, so it's now back on a USB cable
> on the Win7 one. Still it remains in the 'Unspecified' list rather than
> the printer list and I cannot print to it.
>
> How can I remove it from unspecified- there is no option on right click
> to remove it and start again in the hope that it installs correctly and
> I can print to it
>
> TIA
> Mike H
Uninstall it completely?

 

[Dave]

"Mike H" <no_reple_here_please@glueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:__Lkn.266397$jI5.201379@newsfe08.ams2...
> I made the mistake of plugging in my HP1125c printer before it was
> switched on. Windows 7 immediately listed it as an HP Deskjet 1125c but in
> the 'Unspecified' list rather than the 'Printers & Faxes' list. Since then
> I did connect it to a Linux PC and printed over the local net, but that
> Linux PC is not always switched on, so it's now back on a USB cable on the
> Win7 one. Still it remains in the 'Unspecified' list rather than the
> printer list and I cannot print to it.
>
> How can I remove it from unspecified- there is no option on right click to
> remove it and start again in the hope that it installs correctly and I can
> print to it
>
> TIA
> Mike H
On HP's support page under Win7 there should be a utility to uninstall
printer software and drivers. I had to use that to remove it from my
machines. Read and follow the directions, it has to run 4 times in order to
get everything.
HTH,
Dave