3 | installation troubleshooting |
Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This chapter contains solutions to Windows PC printer software installation problems. For detailed troubleshooting information about all aspects of your printer, including Macintosh installation and error messages, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about viewing the Printer Help, see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 1.
Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support.
Note: In the presence of high electromagnetic fields, printed documents or photos may be slightly distorted.
Note: HP recommends using a USB cable of less than 10 feet (3 meters) in length to minimize injected noise due to potential high magnetic fields.
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When I connected the printer | You connected the printer to | 1 | Disconnect the USB cable from the |
to my computer, the Found | your computer before inserting |
| printer and close the Found New |
New Hardware Wizard | the HP Photosmart CD. |
| Hardware Wizard. |
opened but did not recognize |
| 2 | Insert the HP Photosmart CD that came |
the printer. |
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| with your printer. When the Install |
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| 3 | From the Start menu, click Run. |
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| 4 | Click Browse and navigate to your CD |
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| 5 | Select the Uninstaller.bat file and click |
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| 6 | Click OK to launch the Uninstaller. |
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| 7 | Click Continue to uninstall the files |
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| 8 | Click Restart. When the computer |
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| restarts, remove the HP Photosmart CD |
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| HP Photosmart Setup Guide that came |
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During installation, the system | Your monitor’s display | 1 | Click Cancel in the system requirements |
requirements dialog box | resolution is set below |
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appears, indicating that my | minimum system requirements. | 2 | |
computer monitor’s display | For more information, see |
| Properties. |
resolution does not meet the | system requirements on | 3 | Click the Settings tab. |
minimum system requirements. | page 19. | 4 | Move the slider to the right until the |
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| resolution is 800 x 600 or higher. |
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| 5 | Click Apply. A Monitor Settings |
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| message appears. |
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| 6 | Click Yes to accept the changes. |
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| 7 | Reinstall the printer software. |
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