From: SilvrT on
I recently purchased the above multi-function printer. Installed all
the software that came with it. Since then, whenever I log back onto
my PC, I have no desktop or taskbar. (running WinXP SP2) I rolled back
to before installing the software and all is fine. I called HP support
about this and they say that I have to uninstall dot NET framework 2.0
and only have 1.1 installed. This sounds ridiculous... has anyone ever
heard of this before? According to HP, if I have to have dot NET 2.0,
then I should return my printer or uninstall all the software and set
it up as a printer only using only the printer driver. Great...so I
lose all the functionality that attracted me to purchasing it.

Looking for comments / fixes / advice of some sort here...thanks.
From: Tony on
SilvrT <rlyerex(a)telus.net> wrote:
>I recently purchased the above multi-function printer. Installed all
>the software that came with it. Since then, whenever I log back onto
>my PC, I have no desktop or taskbar. (running WinXP SP2) I rolled back
>to before installing the software and all is fine. I called HP support
>about this and they say that I have to uninstall dot NET framework 2.0
>and only have 1.1 installed. This sounds ridiculous... has anyone ever
>heard of this before? According to HP, if I have to have dot NET 2.0,
>then I should return my printer or uninstall all the software and set
>it up as a printer only using only the printer driver. Great...so I
>lose all the functionality that attracted me to purchasing it.
>
>Looking for comments / fixes / advice of some sort here...thanks.

I suggest you try the following newsgroup
microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
There are some very helpful folk there who may be able to assist.
Good luck
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging

From: SilvrT on
On Apr 8, 10:44 pm, Tony <tonythebengalti...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> SilvrT <rlye...(a)telus.net> wrote:
> >I recently purchased the above multi-function printer. Installed all
> >the software that came with it. Since then, whenever I log back onto
> >my PC, I have no desktop or taskbar. (running WinXP SP2) I rolled back
> >to before installing the software and all is fine. I called HP support
> >about this and they say that I have to uninstall dot NET framework 2.0
> >and only have 1.1 installed. This sounds ridiculous... has anyone ever
> >heard of this before? According to HP, if I have to have dot NET 2.0,
> >then I should return my printer or uninstall all the software and set
> >it up as a printer only using only the printer driver. Great...so I
> >lose all the functionality that attracted me to purchasing it.
>
> >Looking for comments / fixes / advice of some sort here...thanks.
>
> I suggest you try the following newsgroup
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
> There are some very helpful folk there who may be able to assist.
> Good luck
> Tony
> MS MVP Printing/Imaging

Thank you Tony, I will do that.