HP Photosmart C4795 USB to Acer laptop with Vista turns itself on every hour.

HELP - during the last week my printer (HP Photosmart C4795 All-in-one has been starting up and sounds as if it printing something, but never takes paper in and then goes back to sleep.  Right before this happens, my computer makes a device connected and device disconnected sounds.  I have not downloaded any programs in the last month, nor have I made any changes to my printer.  It is very annoying when I am running a program and all of a sudded it ties my computer up to "do it's thing".  Help???????
Oh - I guess I'm supposed to give my computer savvy status.  I'm not a beginner, but not an expert.  I can usually follow directions really well but do not know how to trouble shoot things on my own.
Thanks in advance,
Micki

Hi there mickirom,
Could you provide the community with a little more information to help narrow troubleshooting? What operating system are we using? In the mean time try moving the USB to a different port to see if the problem persists.
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