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All my hardware is HP. I am on my laptop (Vista). My desktop (XP)will not boot up properly after I installed a new HP Monitor & Printer (Printer works OK). The monitorgive the following message: "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\System"
It continues "You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Set-Up using the original Set-up CD-ROM. Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair"
My problem is I don't have an original Set-up CD-ROM as windows came pre-loaded in my HP Computer.
Can you help?
Chas
Re: All my hardware is HP. I am on my laptop (Vista). ...
Ok..sounds like an operating system mismatch...you may need to remove the software entirely, go to www.hp.com and get a fresh edition of the print manager..sometimes that file gets corrupted..
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to set up my remote network i followed promts from windows and then had to run my windows xp startup disc on my vista laptop.
After that was complete i had to install the hp printer setup cd onto my vista laptop and connect the hp printer to my router using the ethernet cable. I followed the prompts on the vista as the cd continued to install. then at the end of it all it showed i had correctly installed the printer via wireless and asked me to do a practice print which i did and all seems fine.
I can now print from my vista laptop and my windows xp desktop. I hope this helps
I'm sure you've tried installing the software with the printer detached...but if you haven't, that's the first thing. Another thing that's really common is that Vista may want to install its own drivers and they may not be compatible. Go into device manager (start-menu, right click on "computer", go to properties). Click on the hardware tab and let's get into device manager from there. Look for a yellow symbol with a ! in it. You can update drivers from there, navigating to the disk that you installed from...you'll likely see something that says "drivers" and either Vista or XP (If there's no Vista, try XP drivers anyway. Hope that works...
your best bet is to install
network magic to control your wireless network.
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best option for you. it may cost $29.99 . from this site u can easily do this
got to control panel and uninstall all the applications and drivers related to your printer in the machine running vista. Then place the printer installation CD came with your printer in the CD drive. Now just connect your printer to machine and switch it on. Vista should display new Hardware connected or any other sound alert acknowledging that printer is connected to your machine. If it prompts for driver installation, select it to search for drivers automatically. Before that make sure that your printer installation cd is in drive. Vista will automatically search for the drivers and installs it. If it's not, then the cd came with your printer may not have drivers for vista. go to HP website and download driver for vista and install it.
u have share your printer and add your printer in laptop u have to connect both pc in lan (local area connection ) or u can use the cross cable of lan when both pc connected then u have share your printer in xp then u have to add the printer in your vista laptop by using printer add visrd there is option on it u have to select the network printer & add it in to vista then u can print it
or
there is onther way u can install your printer in a laptop u need ur printer vista download
try to download belarc advisor software. Run this in your vista OS and send it to me so I can check your hardware specs. This is the only way to avoid problems in the future or before you start the formatting.
there is nothing you can do because vista has known compatability
issues with HP printers and other hardware, you could go to the HP
support website and look to see if any vista drivers have been released
for your model, if not, you either have downgrade to XP or buy a new
printer that works with vista
THIS SOLUTION IM ABOUT TO TELL YOU IS IN MY EXPERIENCE THE EASIEST ONE JUST DOWNLOAD THE WINDOWS XP DRIVER FOR THE HP DESIGNJET 450C PRINTER AND INSTALL IT INTO THE WINDOWS PRINTER PLATTFORM, YOU MAY SEE SOME ANOUNCEMENTS FROM YOUR COMPUTER TELLING YOU THAT THE PROGRAM YOUR TRYING TO INSTALL MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE "DONT LISTEN TO THEM" JUST CONTINUE YOUR INSTALLATION AND PRESTO YOUR DESIGNJET PRINTER WILL WORK PERFECTLY
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