Why do hp drivers take so long to install

Reply Accepted Solution. Re: Why does it take so long to install a game onto my computer!? Message 18 of 66 35, Views. Reply 2. All Replies. February I am direct downloading the Sims 3, and it has been downloading for over 24 hours, almost 30 hours to be exact.

Message 2 of 66 55, Views. April I got my brand new laptop on Friday. Message 3 of 66 55, Views. April I just bought Sims3 Pets and it is going to take 19 hours. Message 4 of 66 55, Views. Reply 0. September Does anyone answer these questions? Message 5 of 66 54, Views. Reply 3. October yeah it does take a long time. Message 6 of 66 53, Views. December This happens to me every time i download a game it takes like 10 30 minutes to download but the installing takes like 1 day.

Message 7 of 66 53, Views. December I guess EA doesn't care or they don't have an answer. Message 8 of 66 53, Views. December I have the discs of some of my sims expansion packs. It told me i had to uninstall ALL the ones i did by disc and start with the sims 3 on origin digital download that i had registered Message 9 of 66 52, Views.

Reply 1. December I am also having this problem and was attempting to get an answer but I guess no one really knows. Message 10 of 66 52, Views. HP Recommended. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 bit. Tags 5. Message 2 of 5. Please provide a screenshot of the exact error message?

Did you try to install it on a new user account? It looks like an issue with the operating system of your computer. For a start please try these steps: Uninstall the printer from "programs and features" which can be accessed by doing a right-click on the Windows button Please have the printer Off and disconnected during uninstallation.

Check in device manager, if the printer is listed there, please delete it. Right click on the Windows button to access device manager Go to devices and printers, select any printer listed there and you will get some options on the top. Click on print server properties. You will get a popup, click on the drivers tab and delete all the HP printer drivers listed there if any.

Delete all the instances of your printer listed in devices and printers. Restart the PC. It would bring up the temporary files folder. Delete the files in the folder You might not be able to delete all the files.

If possible, delete the printer from the registries using Regedit or using any other 3rd party application. Ignore the Regedit option if it cannot be done. Restart the PC again. This should do the trick for you if there are no operating system issues with your computer. If it fails to install please try to install the printer on a different computer and check if it works. If it does then you will need to back up the files on this computer.

Then reinstall windows back to factory settings and reinstall the printer software Please perform all these steps patiently as it is critical to resolving the issue. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Message 3 of 5. Delete the files in the folder done If possible, delete the printer from the registries using Regedit or using any other 3rd party application.

Kinds regards, Johannes. HP Support Agent. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. On the Mac, the installation is painless and done within a minute.

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