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Funkyecat
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‎04-01-2011 10:46 AM

Installed printer

I installed a printer under a virtualized Win XP. (The printer, an all-in-one, is an HP printer that will not install under Windows 7 (64 bit). The day of installation, I could get all the functions to operate. A day later when I went back in to print out a document, the document stays in the Q and will not print. After checking, I saw a message that i the printer cannot connect with the computer. Deja vue with Win 7. This is a printer that worked fine under Win XP on another computer. Any ideas?

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‎04-01-2011 11:11 AM

Hello.

Assuming this is a USB printer, is it still connected to the VM via Removable Devices?

Good Luck!

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Funkyecat
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‎04-01-2011 11:46 AM

I installed VMware, virtual tools and then the All-in-one. It worked fine the first day, as I said. It appears to me connected by a virtaul USB connection.

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Funkyecat
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‎04-06-2011 01:55 PM

I didn't understand what you meant by removable devices until I found it. I had to remove the connection to the host (where it did not run away) and all is fine

Thanx ....BYE

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