Lexmark X83 reinstall problem

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:34:24 -0400, bill <billk_york@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I had to reinstall XP the other day. Ok. Then I try to install the
>printer software for my Lexmark X83. There is a pont in the
>installation where the installation stops and says to insert the usb
>cable to continue and an hourglass appears while it waits for you to
>connect the cable. When I insert the cable, I noticed that the hour
>glass and the installation window alternate "emphasis" if you like.
>That is to say, the hourglass appears, the disappears while the color
>on the bar at the top of the installation messae window become blue,
>the the top bar fades and the hourglass shows, then the bar colors,
>the the hour glass shows. Each alternation takes perhaps a
>half-second.
>
>I know a connection is being made because, if if disconnect the cable,
>the alternation ceases and the hourglass is steady.
>
>At any rate, the installation is stopped and won't go further.
>
>If I disconnect the usb cable I can close the message window and the
>dirivers will install, but I won't have a connection from the printer
>to the computer.
>
>
>I thought at first that my macafee virus program was preventing the
>installation from completing, but I disenabled the virus scan and it
>didn't seem to make a difference.
>
>Any thoughts you may have are welcome.

It's only a thought but I find that I have to disconnect the power and
then reconnect it before my XP sees the existence of my X73. I just
pull the plug out.

It may be that you need to try that instead of / as well as
disconnecting the USB cable.

hth

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TonyL