Windows XP detecting printer as USB hub - how to start again without reinstalling XP?
- by Umber Ferrule
Fresh install of Windows XP SP3. No system restore.
Didn't install USB printer drivers before connected it to PC.
Mistakenly allowed XP to auto install some driver which turned out to be a USB hub(!).
Now I can't get XP to see the printer as a printer.
Have tried uninstalling the offending driver in Device Manager and rebooting but it keeps being detected as a USB hub.
How do I revert XP back to a pristine, unsullied USB state so it doesn't know about the USB hub and will (hopefully) install the printer as a printer?