Never needed to do that with any of my Canon USB printers. Once installed it stays installed, how often I turn it on or off. I don't really expect that to be different if I would physically disconnect it (which I don't do, because it's connected to a desktop, while you have a laptop), because disconnecting or turning off should have the same effect in my idea.
Kees
Do I use the "Safely remove hardware " option?
My first USB printer, the others I had were parallel cable connections.
USB cable to spare USB port on my laptop, setup was fine and the printer is working OK.
I used to simply turn off printers. But now, when I do that and turn it on later to print a document, Windows gives me the "Detected new hardware" message in the Notification Area, and searches for drivers. Not a problem as it finds the drivers already installed.
But my question really is, should I be disconnecting via the "Safely remove hardware" procedure, then turn the printer off when told it is safe to remove it?
Packard Bell laptop, Windows 7 Home Premium, Epson XP-215 wireless capable color printer and scanner.
Mark

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