Same printer install several times

I use a laptop and so I don't always have my connected printer.  Whenever I plug in my printer to use, Vista considers it as a brand printer and installs it again anywhere.  I had several copies of my printer here at once.  How to prevent this from happening because it's very annoying.
Thank you!

ehailey says:

I use a laptop and so I don't always have my connected printer.  Whenever I plug in my printer to use, Vista considers it as a brand printer and installs it again anywhere.  I had several copies of my printer here at once.  How to prevent this from happening because it's very annoying.
Thank you!

Hello ehaily,

When a device is connected to a new port for the first time, the device driver is recovered by the system and then installed. It may not make much sense, but it happens. However, this should really be a 'behind the scenes' process, and you should not see multiple entries when you go to Control Panel > Printers.

So, I'd like to point you to the information provided on another post found here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/e796c318-86fe-4a3e-8fff-a736334166b5. If you are comfortable with troubleshooting, he will guide you through manually remove the system printer. Once completed you can then download the "current" package from your printer manufactures website.

sssod If it's important it back up.

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