Thanks for stepping in Charlie but there's obviously no help for some people!
There are a bunch of hotfixes for various non-existant USB problems at this
URL:
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;936003[/url]
I haven't had time to try them but they probably won't hurt.

If anyone has useful suggestions beyond the normal troubleshooting (I've
uninstalled everything including the USB ports themselves, tried different
cables, etc.) I'd love to know. I have a 'Vista certified' Canon i860 and an
Acer Aspire 5610-4648 with Vista Home Premium and all the latest updates. It
sees the device when I connect the printer and loads the drivers but does not
create any printer instance that I can actually print to. I can manually add
a printer and change the port to USB but that doesn't do anything.



"Charlie Tame" wrote:
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> Richard Urban wrote:[color=green]
> > Right. There is a howling about that. But there is no general discontent
> > about printer support.
> >
> > So, why don't you keep it on topic.
> >
> > If the guy is insulted because HE points out his 20 years in IT, yet can
> > not install a printer - OH WELL!
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>
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> The topic WAS printers, the bit above here is called the "Subject"
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