Comments on: looking to solve conflict connecting 1 laptop to two different HP 3330 all-in-one printers at work & residence

By: J J

J J — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:13:39 +0000

Look to the left side of your computer screen, there is a link to the Computers & Internet forums. They can help you.

Make sure you in the appropriate forum prior to posting a question.

By: roby_chillz

roby_chillz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:36:04 +0000

This is your solution. You will have to set up two profiles one for home and one for work. Now I am not talking about a different user profile with a different name. This is a hardware profile. I will assume that you are running windows XP. DO the following goto Start/control panel/ system/hardware tab/at the bottom of the the window you will find hardware profiles. Select that one, where you are at with your laptop right now will be profile 1 or current. Check the box that states “Wait until I select a hardware profile. Select properties then check portable computer. IF you use a docking station at work have it dock and choose yes. When you take it home the first time after this and hook up your printer there you will set up the new profile and name it 2 or home. This will fix your problem.

By: shishkabob

shishkabob — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:03:32 +0000

you need to set up 2 profiles,one for ea. it’s easy,

By: Daniel R

Daniel R — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:09:35 +0000

By: Ralph Q

Ralph Q — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:57 +0000

I would suggest trying to create a different user for each location. Then, install each printer seperately in the proper username. This way, the printer settings for one may not get mixed up with the other. For example, max_work and max_home.

You can also try naming the printers differently. Have one named HP_3330_work and one HP_330_home.

Hope this helps.

By: liz h

liz h — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:37:44 +0000

I would try posting your question to the KABC Computer show Yahoo! group. They seem to be very useful, especially for hardware questions. ~L