Hi my name is Tami. I am trying to print out some paper for my class and I hit print on my laptop and it didn't respond. I went to control panel and checked to see if it is connected to the printer that I am using and it shows that it is. Therefor I don't know why it is not responding. Any suggestions..?

Hi,
If you didn't used your inkjet printer for a long time the most common problem is that the nozzles of the cartridges are clogged with ink, so no ink can go down to the paper and that's why you see a blank sheet of paper. The other option is that you think you have ink in the cartridges but in fact it was finished.
I suggest you to replace the cartridges.
Hope this helps
Alex

Right click on default printer icon select printing prefrences,click on advanced tab,select the size.or

Click on start menu then click on control panel.
Click on classic view on the left pane.
Double click on printers and faxes from the top toolbar.
Click on add a local printer.
Select the USB 001 virtual printer port from the “Use existing port” and click on next.
Select the manufacturer as HP and printer as Deskjet 990c and click on next.
We are using the generic driver for HP printers.
Use the default name for the printer, or you can change to your printer name and click on next.
Select yes to print a test page and click on next.
Select yes to set as default and click on next.
Select no to “do not share” and click on finish.

This isn't actually a problem with the printer, but with Excel's print preferences.

In Excel, select File->Print to bring up the print dialog.
Select your Dell 3100 if it's not the default, and then hit the Properties button just to the right of the printer name.
On the printer properties dialog, there's a field named "Paper size"
Click on that field and select "Letter (8.5 x 11 in)" You may have to scroll to find this selection.

Hit OK to close the printer properties dialog, then hit OK to print your worksheet.

If this helps, be sure to hit the "thumbs-up" for me!

Hi dep209
Clear all the documents in the printer queue. To do this go to the printer folder.
You can do this going to the Control Panel
Click on Printers
Click on the name of your printer to open the folder
If few documents are listed there cancel all of them.
Then turn the printer of and on again
Now try to print
Hope this will help you.
luciana44

You can cancel a print job from within Windows by going to Control Panel -> Printers and double-clicking on the appropriate printer. Right-click the print job you want to cancel and select Cancel from the context menu. Anything already sent to the printer will continue to print.

You can also cancel a print job from the printer by pressing Cancel on the control panel. This applies to whatever is currently printing.
(You may want to remove any paper from the paper tray first.)

Clicking the cancel print icon stops the job from continuing to spool, but whatever is still in the printer's memory will continue to print until exhaused or the job is cancelled from the printer's control panel.

Hi,

try to go under control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services, then scroll down to Print Spooler and stop the service, then restart it. Try to print now.
good luck

If you can't see the lights on the panel it might be the power adapter or the connection at thre printer itself

I had the same problem. Didn't find the answer. I removed the HP 1280 driver and installed HP 1220 Driver. It worked. It prints all the sizes perfectly. What is in name if we get the prints on A3 size. whether it is HP 1280 or HP 1220 :)
Ajay

i went to control panel and typed in scan. clicked on "scanners and cameras". hit "scan profiles". chose lexmark. hit "add profile". it wouldn't save so i hit "preview first" and that made it physically scan and it showed up on the screen. after that I could hit name it and "save profile" and i got my papers onto the comp. i can't figure out how to get the papers out of the control panel format tho. also my sis's comp is high tech so i don't know how much use this will be. but if you get this far and the files copied out of the control panel format plz let me know.

Go to Control Panel > Pritners and Faxes. You should be able to see your printer there. You can check and ask it to print a test page.