Hi,
I reformatted because windows kept hanging. After a clean install everything went well until I installed the hp psc 1200 series program suite.
The problems were back:
-Start menu taking 2-3 minutes to become useable after a restart.
-System getting "frozen windows".
-No access, or long load to "My Computer".
I tried uninstalling the software and the problems went away. So then I attempted to bypass the problem by only installing the driver via "add hardware" which seems to work because I can print. Also all the problems are gone now except that it takes 3-5 minutes before I can access "My Computer". This is my current problem.
Because when I finally load the "My Computer" window there is a new printer icon listed below the harddrives that when clicked on says "reinstall printer software", I have a suspicion that the long load time is due to Windows trying to load this icon and not finding the software required....but if I install the hp software the entire computer becomes bogged down.
It's like a paradox, can anyone get me out of it? Can I hack the registry and get it to not load the printer via "My Computer"?
