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by whatme?

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I had an epson printer installed locally on an xp machine. I took it off and uninstalled the software or so I thought. I am now using a network printer. Everytime I start the computer, Found new hardware pops up. I can cancel or run through the wizard until it can't find the hardware. It will pop back up 2 or 3 times then all is well until next restart. I can turn off plug and play service but that affects other devices. Any ideas?

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by thechas

Did you first remove the printer from both printers and device manager?

There may be a remnant of the printer driver.

It is also possible that removing the printer or software corrupted another device driver.

Check device manager for any yellow "?" or "!" marks, and any missing hardware.

If you can't identify the specific hardware that Windows is trying to install, it may be time for a registry cleaner.

I like Fix-It from www.v-com.com
Win Doctor in Norton System Suite also works well.

If you are familiar with editing the registry, you could also look through the enum keys for references to the Epson.

Chas

by whatme?

No help on yhis one. I have even done a name search in registry for epson etc. Fix it and those are only good if you have it installed before the fact. I find the restore process in XP just about as good.
The above happens a lot on our network as I install local printers and remove them at a later date

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