Dimension 4600 and HP USB Printer 1687
Lordoftenbroke, I have found that USB's "Plug and Play" works differently in XP than it did in W98, and maybe WinME. You need to Select "Remove Hardware Safely" and disable the driver buttigned to the USB connection. Before disconnected the printer, mouse, etc.... from it. Since during the boot-up process it appears to be looking for the connection. I found out when I moved my USB mouse from one USB connection in the back of my Dim4600, to another. Where in a W98 PC, if you switch USB, the USB would first be "found", and the drivers would be buttociated with it.
button for Hidden Icons. And make that the choice for Removing Hardware is not set for "Always Hide". If you have disconnected the printer already, and "USB Root Hubs" for the one that list the printer, either disable the driver, or better yet Uninstall it, especially if you plan to move to another port on your PC. Then Reboot PC, then you can reconnect the USB cable, if you so desire to.
Pat, I'm not going to be much help here, but here goes. In the case of one machine, it had been infected...
Simon, Did this problem start occurring recently, say around 4-12-06. Some of the MS updates may cause problems with HP printers, try going to their website and see if there is a fix for it.
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I have exactly the opposite, my dimension won't boot unless the usb printer is connected! weired.
Just to provide a modicum of balance to the negative reports about Dell service, here's what just happened to me. I recently...
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Dimension 4600 and HP USB Printer 1688
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