Microsoft KB Archive/272133

= HomeClick Software Does Not Automatically Detect USB Printers =

Article ID: 272133

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q272133



SYMPTOMS
When you are sharing a USB printer and you connect to a computer that is running the Microsoft HomeClick program, the Hcdetect.exe tool from the other computer does not automatically detect the printer. Although the USB printer is not automatically detected by Hcdetect.exe, it is displayed on the HomeClick Printers menu.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue install the proper driver for the printer manually. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Double-click the printer name
 * 2) In the Enable Printer dialog box, click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to install the printer drivers.



MORE INFORMATION
When you use the HomeClick program, a utility called Hcdetect.exe runs in the background. Hcdetect.exe automatically detects printers that are being shared by other computers that are running the HomeClick program and offers to install the drivers for these printers.

For additional information about the HomeClick software, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243675 Description of Microsoft HomeClick Network Software

245719 Microsoft HomeClick Networking File Listing and Functionality

Keywords: kbprb kbprint KB272133

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