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As soon as new Hp 3830 printer came, I installed the software and drivers and printer was working fine. After one month, I got the message that printer is offline. So I  uninstalled the drivers and basic software from my computer. My computer is connected on usb. Agan ,when I tried to reinstall the drivers,  error message is  usb not recognized and says not connected. It says connect the usb cable and install the drivers though usb is connected.  I am not able to install drivers on this computer. I am able to install on Onother computer. Guide me as to how to reinstall it on my previous computer. Where is the problem.                             Paddy.                           India

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@paddy1965

 

Greetings!
 
Welcome to the HP Support Community. This is a great place to get support, find answers and tips to your technical queries. I have reviewed your post and I understand, there seems to be an issue with the printer installation.

 

Appreciate you trying the steps. Don't worry, I'm here to help! 

 

Let's try these steps -

 

1) In the search box, type and open "Uninstall a Program". 
2) Look for HP Printer software. 
3) Right-click to uninstall. 
4) In the search box, type and open “Devices and printers”. 
5) In the Devices and Printers, look for your HP printer. If you see it listed right-click on it and choose “Delete” or “Remove Device”. 
6) Open the run command with the "Windows key + R" key combo.  
7) Type printui.exe /s and click Ok. (Note: there is a space in between “printui.exe” and “/s”). 
8) Click on the "Drivers" tab. 
9) Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it Click on it and click “Remove” at the bottom. 
10) Select Ok. 
11) Select Apply and Ok on the Print Server Properties windows. 
12) Close Devices and Printers Once the software and drivers are removed. 
13) Restart the computer. 
14) Download and install the software and drivers from here.

 

If the issue still persists, try these steps -

 

1) Right-click on the Start or the Windows icon and open run. 
2) In the Run box, type %temp% and hit on "Ok". This will open the "Temp" folder.
3) Select "Date Modified" to "Today" and look for a 7z.... folder. 
4) Open the folder and look for a .msi file. 
5) Right click on it to install. 

Try running the downloaded file in compatibility mode. Once the driver is downloaded, right click on the download in the browser and then click on "Show in folder". Right click on "Properties" and then click on the "Compatibility" tab. Select, "Run this compatibility mode for:" - Windows Vista. Also, check the box for "Run this program as an administrator". 

 

Hope this helps!

 

Let me know how that goes.

 

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