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SXI - Matt

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21st Feb 12 at 15:06

On my old toshiba laptop running Vista it picked up my wireless printer straight the way and printed no problem, now i have a new one running window's 7 it seems impossible to do :-/ why wont it work, cant even find it, the printer is on with wireless activated same with laptop still isn't working

[Edited on 21-02-2012 by SXI - Matt]

Whittie

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21st Feb 12 at 15:16

Try using it wired first.

adiohead

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21st Feb 12 at 15:22

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BH0xzUQxXc

Whittie

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21st Feb 12 at 15:23

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSK1D3bZhRs

3CorsaMeal

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21st Feb 12 at 15:24

has it got a pairing button you need to press within a certain time limit when trying to connect

Matty W

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21st Feb 12 at 15:24

Is there not a procedure on the printer to make it visible to your laptop?

Edit: jim beat me to it

[Edited on 21-02-2012 by Matty W]

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21st Feb 12 at 15:37

Always happening to me, PC says printer is offline when its not. Only seems to work when it feels like it.

Sam

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21st Feb 12 at 15:56

I remember setting up a wireless printer for someone the other day (a HP inkjet of some sort), I had to connect it via USB first during setup so that it could detect it wirelessly.

SXI - Matt

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21st Feb 12 at 16:09

No, my old laptop not a problem hit find, found it installed ect. This one with window's 7 NOOOO wont find it wont work nothing, can get it to work with wire but thats it

Sam

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21st Feb 12 at 16:10

I know I'm asking the obvious here, but I assume that the wireless is enabled on your laptop?

sand-eel

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21st Feb 12 at 16:14

re-install printer software tbh

SXI - Matt

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21st Feb 12 at 16:16

Yeah wireless is on am connected to the internet fine & my computer will start the discover program but is doesn't find the printer, the printer is also on and so it the wireless

SXI - Matt

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21st Feb 12 at 16:26

quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
re-install printer software tbh

Trying this again now see if I can sort it, seem's a bit daft having a wireless printer and me keep having to plug the USB lead in every time I want to print some think

Daniel_Corsa

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21st Feb 12 at 16:27

Install driver, add printer.

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SXI - Matt

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21st Feb 12 at 16:29

This has been tried many a time, sure its windows 7 as the other computer which is vista no problem doing it so it must be my computer / all the window 7 computers in this house

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21st Feb 12 at 16:32

No ones said it

Geek day ?

Maybe you need to try it in a different usb port.
Sometimes when you install a divice on a certain port it will only reckonise it from that 1 port.

SXI - Matt

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21st Feb 12 at 16:54

quote:
Originally posted by Sunz
No ones said it

Geek day ?

Maybe you need to try it in a different usb port.
Sometimes when you install a divice on a certain port it will only reckonise it from that 1 port.

That's because instead of them trying to be 'clever' they were helping although thanks for your suggestion to

, and now thanks to them and me re installing and genueraly pissing about with it i now works

Thanks Guys

John

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21st Feb 12 at 18:10

Geek day

Sunz

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21st Feb 12 at 18:48

Thanks John.

AlunJ

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21st Feb 12 at 21:10

quote:
Originally posted by Sam
I remember setting up a wireless printer for someone the other day (a HP inkjet of some sort), I had to connect it via USB first during setup so that it could detect it wirelessly.

Doesn't surprise me, every hp printer I've had has been absolute shit, never again, I've finally learnt my lesson

Rob E

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21st Feb 12 at 22:30