<p>I had a strange error today when I tried to install a new Ricoh Multi-Functional printer on Windows 2008 R2 Server x64.</p>
<p>Printer was installed by selecting the</p>
<p><strong>Add a TCP/IP or Web Services Printer by IP address or hostname radio button</strong></p>
<p>Type of device: <strong>Autodetect</strong></p>
<p>With this setup I have received the following error message:</p>
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<p><strong>Printer installation failed. Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000490)</strong></p>
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<p>The problem was located in the wrong Model type in the last page of Network Printer Installation Wizard since I was not asked to provide drivers for this printer.</p>
<p>I have solved this by selecting the <strong>Add a TCP/IP or Web Services Printer by IP address or hostname radio button</strong></p>
<p>Type of device: <strong>TCP/IP</strong></p>
<p>Now I was able to add drivers for this device and everything went well although using Type of device: <strong>Autodetect</strong> option usually works well, especially with HP printers.</p>

Printer installation failed. Error 0x00000490
