NT Authority\system keeps deleting my printer

Hi

This has been driving me absolutely insane

I have installed a brand new HP Photosmart C4280 on my Dell E510 running Windows XP SP2.  Installed Perfectly fine and works like a charm.

Problem: at random, and without me using the computer, the Printer icon in the system tray suddenly displays "disconnected" status and then the printer disappears from my "Printers" folder.

When I check in the event veiwer log, I see two warning messages. one stating the the printer is Pending deletion (Event ID 4), and a second later in timing, another warning message stating the printer was deleted (Event ID 3). Both are carried out by user: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

This has happened over and over and over again, no matter how many times I have actually uninstalled and reinstalled the printer.

Sometimes, if I do not do anything about it, a few hours or a day later, the computer suddenly discovers the printer again as a new device and starts the installation process all over again only to delete it a day or two later.

Called HP: absolutely no help. The best thing they said was : This is a very unique problem, we have never heard of such a thing.

Everything else on my computer works fine, I have many USB peripherals and are all working fine

Please help anyone.