HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

[Guest Richard Fangnail]

I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

 

I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

[Guest John]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

Richard Fangnail wrote:

> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>

> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

 

Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

 

John.

[Guest Bob I]

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IF it is in the Startup folder, then sure that's the location to remove

it form.

 

Richard Fangnail wrote:

> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>

> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

[Guest Richard Fangnail]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

On May 29, 9:07 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> IF it is in the Startup folder, then sure that's the location to remove

> it form.

>

> Richard Fangnail wrote:

> > I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

> > the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

> > I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

> > one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>

> > I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

> > you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

> > folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

> > some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

 

Okay, but I'm a little confused about using the scanner if that

program is not running.

When it WAS running, I couldn't scan by pressing the Scan button on

the printer.

I COULD scan by using the HP software and clicking on Scan Document.

I'm not clear what the D.I.M. has to do with this.

[Guest Bob I]

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Richard Fangnail wrote:

> On May 29, 9:07 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>>IF it is in the Startup folder, then sure that's the location to remove

>>it form.

>>

>>Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>

>>>I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

>>>the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

>>>I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

>>>one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>>

>>>I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

>>>you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

>>>folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

>>>some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>

>

> Okay, but I'm a little confused about using the scanner if that

> program is not running.

> When it WAS running, I couldn't scan by pressing the Scan button on

> the printer.

> I COULD scan by using the HP software and clicking on Scan Document.

> I'm not clear what the D.I.M. has to do with this.

 

Perhaps the solution is found at HP tech support. They design the

software to monitor their hardware. We try to help with the XP side of

the coin, which is just what the software got loaded onto in this case.

[Guest Alias]

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John wrote:

> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

>> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

>> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

>> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>>

>> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

>> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

>> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

>> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>

> Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

>

> John.

 

I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

using a program on the PC if you do this.

 

Alias

[Guest Richard Fangnail]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

> John wrote:

> > Richard Fangnail wrote:

> >> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

> >> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

> >> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

> >> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>

> >> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

> >> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

> >> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

> >> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>

> > Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

>

> > John.

>

> I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

> place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

> from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

> MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

> using a program on the PC if you do this.

>

> Alias

 

It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

or Local User.

[Guest Alias]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

Richard Fangnail wrote:

> On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>> John wrote:

>>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>>> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

>>>> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

>>>> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

>>>> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>>>> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

>>>> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

>>>> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

>>>> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>>> Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

>>> John.

>> I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

>> place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

>> from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

>> MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

>> using a program on the PC if you do this.

>>

>> Alias

>

> It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

> or Local User.

 

It's not in mine but that could be because I removed them from MSCONFIG.

I never use the printer as a stand alone.

 

Alias

[Guest Bob I]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

 

 

Richard Fangnail wrote:

> On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>

>>John wrote:

>>

>>>Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>>

>>>>I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

>>>>the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

>>>>I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

>>>>one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>>

>>>>I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

>>>>you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

>>>>folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

>>>>some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>>

>>>Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

>>

>>>John.

>>

>>I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

>>place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

>>from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

>>MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

>>using a program on the PC if you do this.

>>

>>Alias

>

>

> It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

> or Local User.

 

All Users is just that, it applies to anyone who logs on.

[Guest Richard Fangnail]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

On May 29, 10:30 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

> Richard Fangnail wrote:

> > On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

> >> John wrote:

> >>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

> >>>> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

> >>>> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

> >>>> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

> >>>> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

> >>>> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

> >>>> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

> >>>> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

> >>>> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

> >>> Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

> >>> John.

> >> I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

> >> place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

> >> from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

> >> MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

> >> using a program on the PC if you do this.

>

> >> Alias

>

> > It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

> > or Local User.

>

> It's not in mine but that could be because I removed them from MSCONFIG.

> I never use the printer as a stand alone.

>

> Alias

 

Alias,

 

What exactly can you do (or not do) because the HP D.I.M. is on or

off?

 

Thanks

[Guest Alias]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

Richard Fangnail wrote:

> On May 29, 10:30 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>> On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>>>> John wrote:

>>>>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>>>>> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

>>>>>> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

>>>>>> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

>>>>>> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>>>>>> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

>>>>>> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

>>>>>> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

>>>>>> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>>>>> Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

>>>>> John.

>>>> I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

>>>> place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

>>>> from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

>>>> MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

>>>> using a program on the PC if you do this.

>>>> Alias

>>> It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

>>> or Local User.

>> It's not in mine but that could be because I removed them from MSCONFIG.

>> I never use the printer as a stand alone.

>>

>> Alias

>

> Alias,

>

> What exactly can you do (or not do) because the HP D.I.M. is on or

> off?

>

> Thanks

 

You can't use the buttons on the printer if it's off.

 

Alias

[Guest Richard Fangnail]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

On May 29, 12:13 pm, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

> Richard Fangnail wrote:

> > On May 29, 10:30 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

> >> Richard Fangnail wrote:

> >>> On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

> >>>> John wrote:

> >>>>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

> >>>>>> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

> >>>>>> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

> >>>>>> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

> >>>>>> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

> >>>>>> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

> >>>>>> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

> >>>>>> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

> >>>>>> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

> >>>>> Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

> >>>>> John.

> >>>> I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

> >>>> place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

> >>>> from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

> >>>> MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

> >>>> using a program on the PC if you do this.

> >>>> Alias

> >>> It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

> >>> or Local User.

> >> It's not in mine but that could be because I removed them from MSCONFIG.

> >> I never use the printer as a stand alone.

>

> >> Alias

>

> > Alias,

>

> > What exactly can you do (or not do) because the HP D.I.M. is on or

> > off?

>

> > Thanks

>

> You can't use the buttons on the printer if it's off.

>

> Alias

 

Can you just leave the Digital Imaging Monitor off all the time?

I mean, if you are willing to just use the buttons on the HP software

programs.

[Guest Alias]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

Richard Fangnail wrote:

> On May 29, 12:13 pm, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>> On May 29, 10:30 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>>>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>>>> On May 29, 10:05 am, Alias <iamal...@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote:

>>>>>> John wrote:

>>>>>>> Richard Fangnail wrote:

>>>>>>>> I just got a new HP 4180 printer and I wasn't sure if I should have

>>>>>>>> the HP Digital Imaging Monitor startup every time. I did notice that

>>>>>>>> I couldn't scan by pressing a button on the printer - I had to run

>>>>>>>> one of the HP programs that came with the printer.

>>>>>>>> I've Googled a lot of suggestions for how to remove the DIM - can't

>>>>>>>> you just go into Windows Explorer and remove it from the Startup

>>>>>>>> folder? If you could, I should have seen that suggestion a lot, but

>>>>>>>> some of them say to go into MSCONFIG and all that.

>>>>>>> Certainly if it's in the startup folder you can remove it with no problem.

>>>>>>> John.

>>>>>> I have the same printer. It's NOT in the start up folder and there's no

>>>>>> place to not have it load in the program itself. The only way to stop it

>>>>>> from loading is to untick all three HP entries in the start up of

>>>>>> MSCONFIG. You will lose the feature of using the printer/scanner without

>>>>>> using a program on the PC if you do this.

>>>>>> Alias

>>>>> It is in my Startup folder, but only for All Users and not for Owner

>>>>> or Local User.

>>>> It's not in mine but that could be because I removed them from MSCONFIG.

>>>> I never use the printer as a stand alone.

>>>> Alias

>>> Alias,

>>> What exactly can you do (or not do) because the HP D.I.M. is on or

>>> off?

>>> Thanks

>> You can't use the buttons on the printer if it's off.

>>

>> Alias

>

> Can you just leave the Digital Imaging Monitor off all the time?

> I mean, if you are willing to just use the buttons on the HP software

> programs.

 

That's what I do. I just unticked them in MSCONFIG and everything works

like before if I use the computer software to do the tasks. Oh, and I

don't get that little bubble when it's printing that tells you you're

printing, well, duh! Great little printer/scanner for the price, though

and works out of the box with Linux too.

 

Alias

[Guest Dan K.]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

>

> That's what I do. I just unticked them in MSCONFIG and everything works

> like before if I use the computer software to do the tasks. Oh, and I

> don't get that little bubble when it's printing that tells you you're

> printing, well, duh! Great little printer/scanner for the price, though

> and works out of the box with Linux too.

>

> Alias

 

You dont need it running.. If you want to print from the progarm just bring

Up HP director which is under programs.

 

Dan K.

[Guest Alias]

Re: HP Digital Imaging Monitor - system tray, printer

 

Dan K. wrote:

>> That's what I do. I just unticked them in MSCONFIG and everything works

>> like before if I use the computer software to do the tasks. Oh, and I

>> don't get that little bubble when it's printing that tells you you're

>> printing, well, duh! Great little printer/scanner for the price, though

>> and works out of the box with Linux too.

>>

>> Alias

>

> You dont need it running.. If you want to print from the progarm just bring

> Up HP director which is under programs.

>

> Dan K.

>

>

 

That's what I wrote.

 

Alias