# CP not recognizing printer alot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-not-recognizing-printer-alot/129853>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 27, 2002, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-not-recognizing-printer-alot/129853 "2002-09-27T11:47:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![perkitl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@perkitl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perkitl)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-not-recognizing-printer-alot/129853/1 "2002-09-27T11:47:10Z")

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Can anyone tell me why most of the time I log onto my computer it does not recognize my printer. I have to unplug and plug back in the printer USB cable and then turn my computer on to get it to see my printer. Is there a way to make it see the printer everytime?

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**Author:** ![perkitl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@perkitl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perkitl)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-not-recognizing-printer-alot/129853/2 "2002-09-27T12:50:17Z")

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Does this happen to everyone?

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cp-not-recognizing-printer-alot/129853/3 "2002-09-27T15:42:20Z")

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No, but what computer? what printer? usb ports are weird. I don’t use them for printer, I only use parl ports.