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The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I connect the printer to a Windows computer. - troubleshooting

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Chapter 7 Mac users a. Double-click the Applications:Hewlett-Packard folder. b. Double-click HP Uninstaller and follow the onscreen instructions. 2. Pause or disable any active virus protection applications. 3. Quit all software applications. 4. Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, and then turn the printer on. 5. Reinstall the printer software according to the setup instructions that came with the printer. Cause: There may be a conflict with the virus protection application or another software application that is running in the background on the computer that prevented a successful software installation. If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution. Solution 2: Accept the license agreement during installation Solution: Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable, and then accept the license agreement during the installation. Cause: You might not have accepted the license agreement screen during the installation. If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution. Solution 3: Retry the installation Solution: Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable, and then retry the installation. Cause: You might have closed or cancelled the installation accidentally. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I connect the printer to a Windows computer. Try the following solution for this problem. Solution: Make sure Software Install Mode option is enabled in the printer menu. To enable Software Install Mode 1. Press the Menu button on the printer control panel. 2. Press or to highlight Preferences, and then press Print. 3. Press or to highlight Software Install Mode, and then press Print. 4. Make sure the On option is checked. 5. Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, and then turn the printer back on. Cause: The Software Install Mode is not enabled in the product. 38 Troubleshooting

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Mac users
a
.
Double-click the
Applications
:
Hewlett-Packard
folder.
b
.
Double-click
HP Uninstaller
and follow the onscreen instructions.
2.
Pause or disable any active virus protection applications.
3.
Quit all software applications.
4.
Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, and then turn the printer on.
5.
Reinstall the printer software according to the setup instructions that came with
the printer.
Cause:
There may be a conflict with the virus protection application or another
software application that is running in the background on the computer that prevented
a successful software installation.
If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.
Solution 2: Accept the license agreement during installation
Solution:
Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable, and then accept the license
agreement during the installation.
Cause:
You might not have accepted the license agreement screen during the
installation.
If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.
Solution 3: Retry the installation
Solution:
Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable, and then retry the installation.
Cause:
You might have closed or cancelled the installation accidentally.
The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I connect the printer to a Windows
computer.
Try the following solution for this problem.
Solution:
Make sure Software Install Mode option is enabled in the printer menu.
To enable Software Install Mode
1.
Press the
Menu
button on the printer control panel.
2.
Press
or
to highlight
Preferences
, and then press
Print
.
3.
Press
or
to highlight
Software Install Mode
, and then press
Print
.
4.
Make sure the
On
option is checked.
5.
Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, and then turn the printer back on.
Cause:
The Software Install Mode is not enabled in the product.
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Troubleshooting