I have a HP TouchSmart computer. The Brother MFC 9160 printer won't print. It will print from my HP Lap Top. The printer lights up indicates receiving data. However, only one blank page comes out.

lots of words and means just Dead PC. fans spin.
HP model number HP touchsmart. (no model stated at all)
its dead PC and screen is dead.
most PCs from HP have external display port.
of some kind, Display port or others, the manual covers this but your PC model was not told nor service tag model. told.
The PC is dead, and seems the power button is bad too.
here are some steps used on all laptops
1: remove the huge battery in the lap top, do not make excuses how hard it is to unplug , you bought it so do what must be done,
2: use the AC power pack only, (unpugged for 1hour first)
then plug it in, this pack
3: the PC must not self turn on. so push the power button now see it manually turns on.
4 the BIOS HP logo page shows and BIOS screens work like ESC, F10, F11,
5: if screen is still dead, use the external monitor port and
the Fn+F4 button as the manual tells you to do.

no PC stated at all not even class of PC, desk or laptop. and no parts are free.
the TOUCHSMART word does not tell what you own
that name used back to 2007, 13 years long.
IS THIS AND AIO all in one PC,?
does it have a power pack that in in the line cord
is it the right pack for the AIO>?
AIO PCs only have a few parts inside that are standard, RAM and HDD, all else is HP custom, making them as hard to repair as laptops, lacking those parts custom.
first learn to identify a PC first then tinker.
see examples below.

Starting on page 26 of the quick setup guide is how to set up the wireless.


Setup Guide Manuals MFC J6510DW United States Brother

you need to download the printer driver

you can either purchase a new router that has usb printer support or a usb print server that can connect via a cat5 cable to the printer or wirelessly.

Is the HP operating system compatable with the Brother printer? Check the Windows Compatability hardware list.

Check also with brother at their WWW for the latest driver available that works with your operating system.

If the HP is Windows 7, and the brother is pre XP, you might be out of luck.

Gotta do something with the printers driver.Try to reinstall or upgrade it or make a screenshot of the PDF and print out that.

Try plugging the mfc into another usb port on the computer. The ones in the back are closer to the processor, usually work better.

hello! do you have the cd that came with the machine? if so you should be able to set up the lap top, also check to see if the printer has check matk beside it as the default printer. this would be in printer set up on the lap top good luck brother sr tech

Hi-

Did you install the driver in your laptop? is it connected via USB or wireless? check printers and faxes under control panel and try canceling the documents in your printers queue if theres any, right click and cancel document and try reprinting.

Hope this helps

Download the latest drivers from the manufacturer websites rather then relaying on the old cdroms - they are probarbly outdated and made for XP.