I'm in the process of reformatting and installing XP. Got that going, and now am trying to reinstall my HP 7150 printer. I have the install disk, and I also tried to download the driver -- but nothing seems to be recognizing the printer...any ideas?

You can't see any HDD's when trying to install because your BIOS system was set the IDE controller to an AHCI, you can set this to native IDE and windows XP setup will read a HDD's..
If you need set the IDE controller to AHCI you need Intel AHCI controller driver for your system, you can see it during installation process to press F6, you must use floppy diskette and put the driver onto it.
Another way to install AHCI driver is Integrate the driver into Windows Installation directory..See here for more details..

If u have a router connect the printer to the router and it will be detected after installing the drivers on the sys.
If the printer is connected to the desktop pc than u need to share it with the laptop if the networking has been done or go aheaad and setup the network and than share the printer it would work fine

Lost my installer. i reformat my computer. how cn i install the printer without the installer HP Deskjet D2360

the xp does not recognize the SATA hard disk of your computer, you must install SATA drivers during the installtion of XP.

Hard disk needs to be reformatted--start machine and press correct key when "setup" appears in first dialog. Remove hard drive in first screen, then reinstall. Restart computer, should now say: "operating system not found". You need original Microsoft OS disk to reformat drive and reinstall ME. All previous information on hard disk will be lost with this procedure. Recovery disk is used with original OS before Ubuntu. If you don't have original MS disk, suggest going to XP.

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You can get the software and drivers for the printer from the hp website, I can get it for you if you tell me the model of your HP printer.

1.It could be the USB cable. Try a new cable.
2. Could be USB port, use another if available
3. You should be able to install the software without the printer connected.
4. Uninstall all hp printer software, and restart computer.
5. Delete any instances of the printer from the printer/fax located in control panel

Doing a Format on your PC Should Be A Last Resort! Reformatting your Windows computer is usually the absolute last resort and is often done unnecessarily. Before you go through the process of doing a reformat of your hard drive please take a few moments to read through the rest of our website. If you are reformatting to fix problems with your Windows computer it's possible that by using some of the tips on our site, or by downloading or purchasing some of the tools or products that we link to, you might be able to avoid the need to reformat your computer. Because doing a complete reformat of your computer will erase the contents of the hard drive and require you to reinstall all software, reformatting is usually a last resort. Some Computer Manufacturers Make Reformatting Easy Many name-brand PC manufacturers include a restore-disk which makes it easy to reformat your PC and return it to the state it was in on the day you purchased it. Some manufactures supply only a standard Microsoft Windows CD, and some (usually lower-end PC manufacturers) supply neither! If your PC did not come with a restore or reformatting CD, then you will need to take extra steps to format your hard drive and get Windows re-installed. Back Up Your Files Before You Reformat your Windows PC!Because the reformat or restore process erases everything on your computer, it is critical to have a backup of any important files on your computer. You will also need your original software install disks to reinstall any software you have purchased.

Things to do before you reformat your PC hard drive

• Write down or print out all notes and internet pages because once the format process begins, you will no longer have access to them (or anything else in the PC)
• As already stated, BACKUP all important files and data! When you reformat your computer everything will be erased!
• Make sure you have all the CDs and other software. All programs will have to be reinstalled after you format the hard drive. Don't forget about software that came with hardware such as printers, scanners, etc.
• Write down the brand and information for all the hardware on your computer. Look in the Device Manager and make note of the brand and model of network adaptors, video cards, sound cards, printers, modems, and displays. After reformatting you might need this information to reinstall drivers.

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Since you have the recovery disks you may reformat the hard drive and reinstall windows Xp.  You can reformat the hard drive with some free software that can usually download from the manufactor of you hard drive. Yuor hard drive is listed under   MY computer(right click) - properties-hardware . The other option is to go to the MSI website and see if they have special software for *********** board for VISTA for the:" Destinations.msi"  

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