Problem with Plug&Play and installing my own drivers

[Remo]

Hello, i've recently installed Windows 7 and cannot get my printer (lexmark p4350) to work.

The problem is that the installation of the drivers won't continue without printer plugged in, and when I plug it in, Windows automatically installs it's own driver, which doesn't work.

I've tried disabling Plug&Play for the duration of the install process, but haven't got any luck, i'm starting to think that it is impossible on Windows 7 (i know that on Vista it was just a matter of disabling it through services.msc).

I would appreciate any ideas you might have.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Although written in response for a Vista problem with your printer the answer holds true but you will have to point it to where the driver is on your hard drive.
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-hardware-devices/12148-printer-driver-lexmark-p4350.html

 

[Remo]

Thanks, but unfortunately the driver is not a "stand-alone" version, but an installation file (.exe) and OS doesn't see it as a driver.