Windows 7 - Printer being detected as a disk drive

I just noticed that in Device Manager my printer is showing in the disk drive section as a USB device, and in the printer section it is also listed, where it shows my printer as a (DOT4PRINT), and lists a printer as: Printer IEEE 1284.4 compatible.

Is this a problem?

1284 is the OLD parallel port interface. Is that how your printer is connected?

Or is it connected via USB?

Some printers have card readers in them so there will be a "disk drive" that shows up on those. So you may have that but then are missing real printer drivers for the printer which would make us show up as the printer it is supposed to be on a USB interface.

It's connected via usb. I went into Device Manager to look at the disk drive section again, and saw that the printer is there, and a click on properties>details shows
hardware id's as HP Photosmart C4700 usb device.

Try copying a text file to it and see if it prints

But actually, have you installed a driver from HPs website for Windows 7 for that printer? (Assuming they have one)