Questions tagged [printer]
A printer is a device used for printing text and/or graphics from the computer.
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I can't share my printer with another pc
I also want to share my printer with my 3 pc windows 10 and 7...... believe me I tried all these three methods but no results. and this print it is in good condition where it is connected with the ...
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sharing printer from Windows 7 to Windows 7/10 error 0x0000011b
I have a printer which is connected with a USB cable to a Windows 7 machine and want to share it to a Windows 10 and 7 machines I do see it in network sharing from them machine but no matters which ...
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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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Print documents on both sides of the page without using the "double-sided printing" function and not on the first page
I did some research on this and figured out how to print documents from the first page (first print the odd and then the even pages). But I still have a few more questions:
How do I print the ...
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Connect a Label Printer via LAN Port directly to PC in Windows 11
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I have 2 identical Label printers RP410. If I connect them via USB I can be lucky if both are correctly installed... but most of the time only one USB virtual printer port is visible (...
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PCs on domain show notifications to add network printers
I am experiencing an issue which occasionally crops up, the issue is some PCs on our domain appear to have an issue where if a user logs into a PC they might experience an issue with repeated ...
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Samsung C460W network printer drops out of network after some time
I have a Samsung C460W Wi-Fi network printer. Once set up, the printer works perfectly, or at least satisfying for me. Connected to the Wi-Fi network using the WPS button on the printer, the printer (...
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How can I know whether my laserjet is using color toner to print black?
I've got an HP M176n all-in-one color laserjet printer. For quite a while now it's been displaying "black toner low" messages but I've been ignoring them, preferring only to replace the ...
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When printing to my network printer, why am I getting an additional sheet with the error: typecheck?
Since updating Ubuntu, now running 22.04.2 LTS, my home network printer, HP LaserJet 4050TN, is printing an additional sheet with the following error:
ERROR:
typecheck
Offending command:
idiv
Stack:
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Cannot access printer while connected over eth but able over wifi
I have a HP laserjet printer, its connected over wifi to a router. My PC is connected to the same router over eth.
When i try to install printer while connected over eth, printer is visible (via ping)...
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Printer Goes Offline After ~3.5 Hours
I have a client with two Epson wide format printers. One of them is older, an SC P5000, and it works perfectly. Nothing weird there.
They got a new printer, an SC P9000 a while back. Ever since, it ...
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Win10 Printer Properties is missing USB Ports with Dymo Printer
I am using a Dymo LabelWriter 450 connected to a USB port, but in the Printer Properties, under the Ports tab, no USB ports show up in the list:
When researching this online, most results point to a ...
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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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Why the Windows 11 sees the network printer but does not connect it?
Good morning,
I just bought a new Lenovo ideapad 3 17itl6 laptop in windows 11 version 21
it works in wifi connected to the freebox network on which is connected a pc windows 7 which manages an HP ...
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Printer without WiFi
My HP 8020 goes offline so often. I would like to bypass the WiFi and connect to my Acer laptop with an Ethernet cable or a USB to USB cable. I have tried and it insists I get on the internet.
Is this ...
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Custom paper size in "Send to OneNote 16" driver
Is there an affordable way to add a custom paper size to "Send to OneNote 16" printer driver? Some time ago I tried to add some lines to the .gpd file associated to driver and to add custom ...
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a router which is connected through switch , two pc and one printer connected with lan all are pinging but printer not showing in pc 2
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lan ip address 192.168.0.1
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DNS Server 192.168.0.1
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lan ip address 192.168.0.192
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DNS Server 192.168.0.1
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Can't share network printer from windows 11 to windows 7
I have a Kyocera TASKalfa 220 plugged into a Windows 11 PC and I want to share it with a Windows 7 one. I can share files but when I try to add it (the printer) to Windows 7 through the network it ...
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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
I can enumerate them with
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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How do I print from an application to a line printer in Linux Mint?
I'm using Linux Mint and I have a BASIC interpreter that normally sends the output of LPRINT, LLIST, etc. to /dev/null. I want to send it to the line printer (network connected). BASIC has a command ...
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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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Printer gets IP from dhcpd but can't be pinged?
My dhcpd server sees the printer on the LAN. It receives a DISCOVER, and will assign it an IP:
dhcpd[1378]: DHCPOFFER on 10.1.0.11 to 00:26:73:75:a8:79 via br0
dhcpd[1378]: DHCPREQUEST for 10.1.0.11 (...
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Why does a Canon MF451dw All-in-One periodically disappear off home network?
Sitting here working away and the Canon MF451dw All-in-One has disappeared off the home network twice this afternoon, both times for a couple of hours.
The D-Link router has an IP address properly ...
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Wired PC/Wireless network printer
So exactly how do I set my wireless printer up to work with a PC with ethernet connection. I tried a couple of days ago and it wasn't automatic. The PC couldn't find the printer. Do I have to do some ...
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Windows 11 - connect to shared printer, but it gives me error The specified network name is not available
I have a shared printer on windows 10. Now I try to connect to it from windows 11 computer (it was on windows 10 before, but user clicked "update to windows 11" by accident). I get error &...
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Refill Epson Ecotank
I recently bought a new Epson Ecotank printer (ET2820). It came with four ink bottles that have some mechanism that stops the flow of ink once the tank is full. I filled all four tanks as instructed, ...
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Konica Minolta Bizhub C250i paper size error
I am constantly getting an error in printer Konica Minolta Bizhub C250i that states that there is insufficient amount of paper of chosen size (even if there is plenty). I then have to choose from ...
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What is the difference between Brother label printer models QL810W and QL810WC? [closed]
I can’t find the Brother QL810W in stock anywhere and the QL810WC has appeared on the manufacturer’s website. What is different about this new model?
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Can a printer driver access internet if it wants?
I want to buy new a printer because my old one refuses to print unless I give it access to the internet outside the LAN. I can't really control what it is saying about my print jobs to other ...
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Is it possible to remove a sub-printer from Windows 11
My Cannon printers installed fax machine as a sub-printer / sub-driver:
Even though this is a sub-printer and does not appear in the list (depicted in background) of system enabled / available ...
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How do I setup HP LaserJet M1005 Multifunction Printer on my ChromeOs Flex device
I have installed ChromeOs Flex on my Dell Vostro 15 3568 certified laptop. When I attach the printer via USB cable, then I got the notification that HP Laserjet M1005 needs additional setup.
When I ...
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Large images cropped by page boundaries while creating pdf of web page in Microsoft edge browser
I wanted to create a PDF of this web page so that I can open it one the tablet and read / annotate. But it is not getting converted correctly. I tried saveral printers, Chrome's own Save to PDF, ...
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How to connect a printer to a router that is behind another router?
I have a central wireless router (M1, TP-Link C6 Model) connected to a modem (via ethernet cable) to the internet. I then connected two other wireless routers- S1 and S2 (both are D-Link AX1500 Models)...
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HP 3700 and a Mac Pro laptop. It stopped printing color
I have a HP 3700 and a Mac Pro laptop(running on Ventura 13.2). The printer stopped printing color, so I replace the ink. Still no reds blues - everything is pink or faded blank. I thought it was the ...
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Epson TM-T88VI Receipt Printer with ChromeOS
I am aware this is a niche topic but I will try to explain this as clearly and concisely as possible. I manage multiple Chromebooks and on some of these devices they will be processing transactions ...
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How can I share non-internet printer using PC that is USB connected to the printer?
How can I share a non-internet printer using a PC that is connected to the printer via USB?
I have this printer (Brother HL-L2310D):
I want to share my printer with devices connected to my local ...
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Route PDF pages to specific printer tray based on content
I have a large PDF file that contains hundreds of pages. Every n page holds the same specific words and the same image. I will call these the "special pages".
The position of these special ...
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Application cannot catch Windows photo app printing client's host ip or hostname
I have an application that run as a printing server service. And I have a print client which maps a print queue from the print server. And the application will prompt the user to enter a code for ...
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How to make a ip address assigned printer non-discoverable using the printer settings
okay, I have static IP addressed networked printers, not on a print server but standalones. I would like to have these printers non-discoverable by all on the network, but I would also like them to be ...
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What are some pointers for adjusting printing margins on a webpage, with lots of dynamic elements and no print-friendly version?
I am sorry that the title may not reflect what exactly I am trying to ask as I do not know much about website design terminology, so I will try to be as descriptive as I can
The question is about ...
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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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HP Smart tank 515 not printing a specific Color
For context, my Smart tank 515 does not print the color yellow. It just happened when I tried Printing a document. I've noticed that my the document came out wrong, so I tried to print a Rainbow ...
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HP Envy Pro 6432 scans every document at a slight angle - how can I fix this?
My HP Envy Pro 6432 all-in-one printer scans every document (be it using the document feeder or the scanner glass) with a 1 degree angle.
At present I use the Windows HP Smart software to manually ...
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USB Printer not showing up on `control printers`, but showing up on `devmgmt.msc`
I have a USB printer (D110a) that was installed using the HP official driver pack previously, and worked fine. It has no operating failure.
When I connect it to the Windows 7 PC it always worked with, ...
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I need to write a script that removes all printers, but leaves behind the print to PDF + Fax. It also needs a sanity check, eg found 6 removed 6
I need a little help making a script that removes all printers, ports and drivers apart from the default microsoft offerings such as fax and print to pdf, and any epson printers as those are for ...
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I need help on Xerox VersaLink C405
I need some help with "How to replace the Transfer Unit Kit" from the printer Xerox Versalink C405
I tried looking for some solution, but I didn't find a proper one.
If someone could help me,...
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Faded pages after getting new toners for Laserjet M15w
I have an HP M15w with 1000 text prints put through it. I noticed that the prints contrast was fading and I changed toner for the second time since I bought it. But the contrast of the prints didn't ...
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