Printer / computer assistance needed.

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  1. jud

    judith charmers Well-Known Member

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    For the last few months whenever I print something from my laptop to my printer wirelessly nothing happens unless I run the troubleshooting action then it works……..I’ve tried uninstalling the printer and reconnecting but it still won’t work……the router is only a few yards away so I’m assuming it’s not a connectivity issue……

    Can anyone shed any light on this?

    TIA
     
    judith charmers, Mar 26, 2024
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    Coca-Cola?

    Hth.
     
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    Have you tried making sure laptop is switched off before turning on your printer?
    I know my iPad won’t find the printer if it is already on before I switch the printer on
    It might sort it out for you
     
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    It worked fine up until a few months ago then it’s just gone awol
     
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    Your printer drivers are probably out of date or corrupted. Try redownloading them.
     
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    Is it a HP? I have all sorts of shenanigins - always have. When it gets in a proper pickle, I open CMD as administrator (run as) and type
    net stop spooler && net start spooler

    Usually fixes it for a while.
     
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    judith charmers Well-Known Member

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    It is…….that message reads like a Chinese script to me :D:D:D
     
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    I will never buy a HP product again. The usual "click here and follow the instructions on the screen" never works, ever. Everything is totally different to the on-screen instructions. I changed our home WiFi password recently - big mistake. It took me 5 hours to connect my HP wireless printer using the new password, including a factory reset and several power cycles. I'm amazed that HP actually exists.
     
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