HP Officejet V40 on Windows 2000 Pro

daniel_grant · 08-29-2005, 02:11 PM

I have an HP Officejet V40 All-In-One. I managed to install and get this printer to work fine on XP Home, however I cannot get it to work on Windows 2000. When I first installed it, Windows picked it up and I managed to install the software fine. However then the computer stops picking up the printer, it acts as if its not there. I uninstall all the software, plug the printer in and Windows picks it up at "Unknown Device" or not at all, so I install all the software and it still doesn't work.

Any help with this please?

Thanks.

Daniel.

ebackhus · 08-29-2005, 04:02 PM

Is this on the USB or LPT port?

daniel_grant · 08-30-2005, 11:21 AM

This is a USB Port.

ebackhus · 08-30-2005, 11:26 AM

Try plugging it into another USB port. For someone reason that seems to work for me most of the time.

daniel_grant · 08-30-2005, 01:39 PM

I have, i've tried my ports at the front and the back, no luck.

ronenfe · 04-28-2008, 01:02 AM

i'm a pc tech. i had an unknown device problem with an hp all in one officejet with xp, i fixed it by changing the usb cable, maybe to a usb 1 cable instead of the usb 2 cable, i suggest you try it.

08-29-2005, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
daniel_grant Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2, / Fedora Core 5 / Windows CE 3.0 My System	HP Officejet V40 on Windows 2000 Pro I have an HP Officejet V40 All-In-One. I managed to install and get this printer to work fine on XP Home, however I cannot get it to work on Windows 2000. When I first installed it, Windows picked it up and I managed to install the software fine. However then the computer stops picking up the printer, it acts as if its not there. I uninstall all the software, plug the printer in and Windows picks it up at "Unknown Device" or not at all, so I install all the software and it still doesn't work. Any help with this please? Thanks. Daniel.

08-29-2005, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,378 OS: WinXP Pro SP2b My System Blog Entries: 16	Is this on the USB or LPT port? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-30-2005, 11:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,378 OS: WinXP Pro SP2b My System Blog Entries: 16	Try plugging it into another USB port. For someone reason that seems to work for me most of the time. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

04-28-2008, 01:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
ronenfe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: HP Officejet V40 on Windows 2000 Pro i'm a pc tech. i had an unknown device problem with an hp all in one officejet with xp, i fixed it by changing the usb cable, maybe to a usb 1 cable instead of the usb 2 cable, i suggest you try it.

08-30-2005, 11:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
daniel_grant Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2, / Fedora Core 5 / Windows CE 3.0 My System	This is a USB Port.

08-30-2005, 01:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
daniel_grant Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2, / Fedora Core 5 / Windows CE 3.0 My System	I have, i've tried my ports at the front and the back, no luck.