Questions tagged [printer]
A printer is a device used for printing text and/or graphics from the computer.
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How to obtain printed page count if no web-gui or driver-gui is available to show it
I am curious if windows print servers can keep a count of the printed pages sent to it? Can an individual PC (WinXP+)? Is there some secret command you can send it (with telnet, dos, etc)? I searched &...
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Trying to use rundll32 printui.dll, PrintUIEntry to set up a printer, getting an error
So I'm using the following line to set up a printer:
C:\>rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "Saturn" /f w:\printers\toshibae351
1\eng\est_c2.inf /m "TOSHIBA e-STUDIO Color PS3"
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Xerox Docuprint P12 drivers
I can't seem to find any drivers past Windows NT for this printer. I was wondering if anyone knew how to install it on Windows 7. I wouldn't mind using other drivers or some type of 'hack-around'.
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Print job stays in queue without any status
I've got a Brother DCP-145C scanner/printer connected directly to my Windows XP computer through USB. I've got no problem scanning paper documents to make copies of them, but when I try to print a ...
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Alternate drivers for an Epson Stylus C88
My clients use an EMR that is very particular with printers. One of the clients uses an Epson Stylus C88 but the software ignores the driver, so it can't see the printer. When my client tries to print,...
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OSX LaserJet suddenly printing graphics in "reverse" or "mirror" or "negative" or "polarized"?
I've never witnessed an issue like this before. Suddenly my machine is printing graphics with colors inverted, like a photo negative (polarized). It doesn't always happen, which is blowing my mind.
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Missing table content when printing in Word 2007
I have a formula sheet with lots of tables and ... formulas. I'm trying to print it, but it comes with some of the tables' contents empty. The print preview looks beautiful, it's just the final paper ...
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Canon Bubble Jet 330 drivers for Windows 7 [closed]
Is there drivers for a Canon BJ 330 printer for Windows 7.
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Do any of the HP printers have implement printer sharing?
I've seen several (home grade) HP prints that have network port and allow connecting to them via that. However I haven't seen any way to use it without installing the printer specific drives. This ...
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Minimum page margins
How do I found out what the minimum page margins for my printer is? (I do not have a manual).
I got a Canon MG5150
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Is any personal data being stored in my printer?
I read in this Schneier on Security post that some photocopiers store scans of old documents. I have an HP F4280 printer/scanner that I would like to give away. Is there a risk that I still have ...
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hp printer problem
A neighbor has a sony viao laptop with win7. She also has an HP 8500 PRO a909G printer. I downloaded the latest software from HP website and installed it. Can scan to the computer and print from ...
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Resupply Credentials to Printer Windows 7
I'm working on my personal laptop and attach to various drives, machines, printers, etc. as needed. I'm NOT connected directly to the domain.
Due to password change restrictions, I do not let it ...
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What are the limitations of a RDP session?
I have two computers which I usually connect to with a Remote Desktop session (Win XP Pro and Windows Home Server).
It seems that not everything can be done using RDP.
Installing a driver for a HP all-...
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Multifunction printer / scanner that can *easily* be accessed over the network
A few more details:
Network scanner is the most important function; the less software it requires to play with OSX the better (looking at you, HP)
Decent-ish printer is a nice to have; ideally with a ...
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How to install Konica Minolta PagePro 1300W to Windows 7 64-bit?
I recently switched to Windows 7 (Home Pro, 64-bit) to discover that my Konica Minolta PagePro 1300W printer no longer works. When connected, Win7 prompts that it can not install a driver for the ...
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HP OfficeJet driver for Windows 7
I'm trying to get a printer setup on a Windows 7 laptop. The printer is a network printer being shared from our desktop that is next to it. Under Add Printer in Win7, I can see the network printer (\\...
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HP Deskjet D1430 "Access Denied" During Install
I put a clean copy of Windows XP Pro on a Dell computer. After updating everything, and download the latest driver install program from HP, I eagerly install the printer.
Everything is fine and all, ...
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Kyocera Mita KM-4030 Network Printer EXTREMELY slow to print from Windows 7
I have a network with 4 computers and 1 server. The server is running Windows 2008 x64 Standard (Domain Controller). IT IS NOT A PRINT SERVER. The four client computers print directly to the printer, ...
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Install a printer to be used wirelessly via Windows 7 laptop
I just received my dad's new Dell Inspiron 15 in the mail. I'm configuring everything and was wondering if there's anyway I can setup the printer in our other room so that my dad can print to it ...
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Windows 7 & kodak printer esp 7
I have bought a new PC with Windows 7 and a Kodak wireless printer esp 7. I can't download the software always unsuccessful and can't connect to my printer. Any suggestions?
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Color fidelity with continuous feed ink system for inkjet printers
When compared to factory ink (lets say, on my old Epson R200), how reliable is the color reproduction with the typical $50 ebay continuous ink systems? Will the colors fade over time? Primary usage ...
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Emulate a network printer as a USB printer?
I have a very niche problem where I need to set up a network printer for use with an application which only accepts USB printer connections. Is there any way to fool this application that our network ...
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Kyocera m5521cdn scanner is busy
I have been using Kyocera Print Center to scan over LAN, and it has worked perfectly in the past. However, recently, I encounter an error message that says, "a problem occurred during scanning.&...
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Printer prints contents only on half of the A4 page
Brother MFC-J44200DW
Windows 10
Wlan connection
I have issues with my printer. Every time I try to print an A4 page from word or a pdf my printer prints it in on half the size of the A4 page. It looks ...
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Are HP wireless printers really THAT insecure? [closed]
After a firmware update my HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 refused to print because it detected non-HP cartridges. I found a solution on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ComGBzJx0). Basically, I just ...
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Fastest way in Windows 11 to open the "Add Manually" link to add a printer
I'm on a campus with around 40 published printers. We populate default printers for our staff, but if they want to print to an unusual place we'd like them to be able to pick the printer on their own.
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Why does an inkjet printer use the color CMY cartridges to print black images?
I have observed that when an image is present within a Word document (or PDF) along with plain black text and the Color option is selected for printing, certain printers tend to use the cyan, magenta, ...
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Ricoh SP 400DN printer stats: is there a way to get the printer stats (number of pages printed)?
Having a Ricoh SP 400DN monochrome LED printer, I need to know how many pages were printed.
I browsed the printer menu, as well as the documentation but cannot find any way to print, nor display, the ...
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Where are Windows' store printer drivers names located?
I can install a printer driver with pnputil by using:
pnputil.exe /add-driver .\MYINF.inf /install /subdirs
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pnputil /enum-drivers /class ...
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How to get a Printer/scanner Seen on a network with different IP
I have a Printer on a fixed LAN IP and it works fine (IP 192.168.0.xx) but I have a secure PC from work that uses a different IP (10.x.x.x range) and I can only see my printer if I go off vpn. How can ...
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Disable printer in Windows temporarily?
I have a printer at home and in the past, I managed to accidentally print things on it. In Windows, you can simply print something via right-click and I managed to hit that too.
Is there a way to ...
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Share currently active printer with VirtualBox
In a laptop there are 3 different printers installed, one for each location (home and offices) that the laptop is used. If I share the printer using the USB interface, Virtualbox can use it, but this ...
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Is there a website that stores printers hardware IDs? [closed]
I'm working with about 200 different models of printers, each printer model has unique hardware IDs. I know I can extract them by plugging the printer to the PC but it's time consuming and I don't ...
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why does my Epson WF-7710 keep make paper jam?
Every time I try to print with the above printer on both sides of the paper, once it prints one side and tries to switch, there is a bit of a noise (hard to describe) and then the paper reports paper ...
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Reset Admin Password on Ricoh MP 350+
The device was acquired through a re-seller from an unknown seller. Problem is the admin account has been set up and no one knows the password or even username. Does anyone know of a way to reset the ...
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What could be the reason for defective print with this picture?
I have an Epson L6190 printer. And on several occasions on different days I had printed 20 or more pages for different customers of documents that have exactly this green logo at the top on each page. ...
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Can I connect to my printer when IT seems to prohibit connection from the Wi-Fi to the wired LAN network? [closed]
I am working at a university. I have an office with a Mac and a printer (EPSON WF-7840). The Mac is connected to the university intranet via a wired LAN connection and can access the printer. My ...
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Can I add Wi-Fi adapter to printer?
I have laser printer (Canon i-Sensys MF3010), although this model is one of the best models but it doesn't have Wi-Fi function, my question that is there any sort of piece that can be attached to the ...
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CUPS 2.3.3op2 doesn't detect USB printer
I'm experiencing a problem with my printing server based on CUPS. Around a week ago it stopped detecting my USB printer. Tried reintalling the OS, nothing changed. All commands outputs are from OS ...
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Kyocera TASKalfa 3252ci - eMail sending suddenly stopped working
Our Kyocera "Scan to eMail" facility suddenly stopped working.
I checked the email account settings it uses in Thunderbird email client and it showed a problem (error message after sending ...
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Connect USB printer to an ethernet-only router
I have a XIAOMI Mi Router 4A Gigabit router and it is OpenWRT compatible. I was thinking of hooking up my Canon PIXMA E410 printer (which only has USB) to the router and setup a print server (p910nd/...
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Trying to Remove all printers tied to an old print server
Recently my hospital shut down our old 2008RT print server. We sent out documentation for users to set up to the new printers by simply navigating to the print server. for the most part people are ...
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How can I make a float left and right text in one line using ASCII?
I'm trying to put a text in one line in an aligned left and right on both ends. Please see example image of what I meant:
Does anyone know the ascii code to do this?
All I know is this is the ascii ...
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Cannot install Printer MFC-J680DW on Win10
All of the sudden, maybe after the last windows upgrades, I fail to install my Brother MFC-J680DW all-in-one printer machine.
My windows version is Win 10 Home 10.0.19043 Build 19043.
The driver on ...
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Printer connected via wifi and seen by Windows, but printing errors out
My Canon MG6250 printer is connected to my internet box via wifi (IPv4, WPA2), and Windows sees it and installs it just fine.
I can ping it:
I can connect to its web interface:
However, whenever I ...
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Printer SN via Powershell?
is it possible to get the serial number of a network printer in the AD via a Powershell command?
I have several Brother printers in the AD, and their IP Addresses, and I could install any Printer on ...
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Is is possible to add a print in windows 10 on a different network?
My main goal is to add a printer to my Windows 10 computer, however the setup I have here is a bit strange.
My ISP moldem allows my to connect multiple network cables to it. One cable is directed ...
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Canon printer: How to bypass ink cartridge detection and use only the scanner?
I have a Canon Pixma MP287 printer which has color printing as well as scanner facilities. I do not use the printing facility and the cartridges are now empty (and probably dry).
Desired Outcome: I ...
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Reset ink level on HP DeskJet 2622
Currently I have refilled my 304XL cartriges for the first time on my printer. Everytihing worked fine as I had 40+ printed papers on them however, after the catrtiges reached 50 papers, it shows an ...
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