Printer Troubleshooting

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. For more information, click Related Topics. 1.Open Printers and Faxes 2.Right-click the printer for which you want to change drivers, and then click Properties. 3.On the Advanced tab, click New Driver to install a new or updated version of the printer driver using the Add Printer Driver Wizard. 4.Click Next, and then do one of the following: •Click the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer model if the new or updated driver is on the list. •Click Have Disk if the printer driver is not included in the list or if you have received a new or updated driver on CD or diskette from the printer manufacturer, type the path where the driver is located, and then click OK. 5.Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing ...

Today Printers serve many functions besides simply printing. There are so many printer models are available in the market including Samsung printer’s . Computer users are mostly dependent on these machines and need to get them up and running properly when a problem occurs. The following steps how to troubleshoot common problems with your Samsung printer. 1. Overall poor print quality: Clean the print heads with a little rubbing alcohol. 2. Colored or black background on your paper: Use a lighter-weight paper or replace the toner cartridge. 3. Spots on the printed paper: Check to see if rollers within the printer are dirty, have small pieces of paper stuck to them or need to be replaced. 4. Horizontal striping: Check to see if the toner cartridge is installed properly. 5. Vertical white lines: Check for a dirty lens, toner cartridge window or drum. 6. Horizontal black bands: Replace the contacts on the toner cartridge terminals or the cartridge rollers.

Mac operating system supports different types of printers, but might you have additional printer you want to install to Mac. For this, you will need to install a "driver." Follow few step by step instruction. 1. Acquire the Mac printer driver either by downloading it or getting it on CD. Most printers come with the drivers needed to run the printer. You can also check the printer manufacturer's website to get the correct drivers. 2. Be sure that your printer is connected to your Mac and turned on. Reboot your computer if you connected the printer after your last reboot. 3. Double click on the .dmg or installer file for the driver. If you got the software on CD instead of downloading it, load the CD into your Mac and then double click on the .dmg file. This is called "unpacking" the software. 4. "Mount" the printer driver by copying the files to your hard drive. To do this, just drag and drop the files into the folder where you want to save your softw...

HP Wireless printers allow you to print without any physically connected to the printer. HP Wireless printers are very good for offices or multiple computer networks. Multiple computers can wirelessly connect to the same printer. Computers must have wireless capabilities in order to connect to the HP wireless printer. HP wireless printers come complete with software to help with the installation process and the management of your wireless printer network. Follow few step by step instructions 1. Insert the CD that comes with the wireless HP printer into any computer that will use the printer. This will allow to setup the initial software and allow you to configure the initial network settings. 2. Choose where to install the software and which components of the software to install. Typical components for HP printers include the network utility and project creation software. If you already have software for project creation, you don't need to install this. You won't need to insta...

Printer Installation is very easy to every one but some time if you lost your printer driver CD. The question arises in every people mind that how to install printer with out installation CD. Printer Installation Without CD is not a difficult task. Just follow some simple instructions and the printer can be installed. 1. Place the computer and printer next to each other and make sure that all the wires are connected to both the printer and the computer. 2. Turn the computer on and wait for it to boot up. 3. Plug the printer into the wall and then take the USB cord that is attached to the printer and plug it into the appropriate port on the computer. 4. Turn the printer on. 6. Find "Printers and hardware" box and click on it. 7. Take mouse and click "Add printer". 8. When you see "Welcome to the add printer wizard," hit "Next." 9. Click "Automatically detect and install plug and play printer" on the add printer wizard page. Click ...