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by unitpoker Accepted solution
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by rob miners Accepted solution
From the Control Panel, click on Printers & Faxes. Right click the printer in question and select Properties, Advanced and you will see the Driver that is installed.
How to Install a USB Printer
Make sure that the USB cable is unplugged from your computer and your printer. USB devices work differently from older devices and usually need to have the drivers installed before you connect the device.
If you have an installation disk, insert it into the drive. If there is an installer provided, it should run or be executed here. Follow its instructions, and it should take care of installing your printer in a few moments.
If you don't have an installation program, plug the USB cable into your computer and your printer. This should trigger the Add New Hardware Wizard.
Click Next, then select Search for the best driver for your device. Click Next.
Clear (uncheck) the checkmarks beside all options except Specify a Location. Click Browse. Browse to the disk, CD, or directory where your printer drivers are located. Click OK, then click Next twice.
When all the files are copied, click Finish.
Turn on your printer. Windows should detect the printer's presence and finish the installation. If the option to print a test page is offered, do so. This will confirm the installation. Click Finish.
Note: Some drivers can be downloaded from the web. Consult the web site of your printer's manufacturer.
How to remove and reinstall
Disconnect the printer from the PC
Go to the Control Panel and click on Add/Remove Programs. Highlight any Printer Software that is listed here. Select Remove.
From the Control Panel, click on Printers & Faxes. Right click the printer in question and select Delete
Look at the Toolbar. Select File, then Server Properties. Look in the Drivers tab. Highlight the printers drivers listed here and click on Remove for each one.
Reboot the PC. Do NOT reconnect the printer!
Go to the website of your printer manufacturer. Look for new XP drivers for your model. Download the correct software.
Run the exe file you just downloaded. It should auto-start the installation program
The software will tell you when to connect the printer.
Once the software is installed and the printer connected, Set the printer as the Default, try a test page. and check your notifications.
by nepenthe0 Accepted solution
Your response reminded me of a piece of insanity I practice about twice yearly. It goes something like this: I want to print a CD label on the color inkjet printer, but my [i]default[/i] printer is a black laser jet.
As soon as the laser jet starts spooling up, I hit the [i]stop[/i] button. Then, intending to cancel the print job on that printer, I inadvertently [i]remove[/i] the printer from the Printers & Faxes menu.
This required reinstalling the printer. Now of course you have never done this, but since I know you know the answer, my question is: What can I do to [i]undo[/i] my mistake? I've tried System Restore in the past, and it usually doesn't work.
Rick/Portland, OR
by rob miners Accepted solution
For a start it pays to select the right printer for the job on hand. When you start printing you normally get a popup in the task Tray, open it and you will have access to the controls. Below is a cheat sheet that has a couple of methods. I have found that sometimes I have to Pause printing to be able to get to the settings to be able to cancel the Document. I have also noticed that one method may work this time but not the next time that you try it. Printers are great when they are working properly but unfortunately it is very easy to confuse them. If you inadvertantly remove the Printer you will have to reinstall the software. Don't panic, be patient its only a bit of ink and paper wasted. :)
How to cancel printing or to delete a print job that is stuck in the print queue in Windows XP
by nepenthe0 Accepted solution
Thanks!
Rick/Portland, OR
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