The printer has worked perfectly since 2004. Now it will not print from MS Word or Notepad. The 7260 is set as the default printer and is set to work online. The printer port (DOT4_001) was uninstalled and the computer found the printer after re-starting the computer and connecting the printer. Printer software has been re-installed. USB cables have been changed and different USB connections tried (5 available) on my ASUS laptop. Print queue has been cleared and Print spooler stopped and started. Clicking on "reconnect hp 7200....from the warning icon in the system tray removed the red cross from the warning icon but did not resolve the problem.
Where to now????
When I power my system on the red llight flashes consistantly. At one point it said that there was not a connection. I have powered the entire system down, unplug all possible ports and repluged everything all to no avail. Please helpWhen I power my system on the red llight flashes consistantly. At one point it said that there was not a connection. I have powered the entire system down, unplug all possible ports and repluged everything all to no avail. Please help
After writing a word document I tried to print it. Out came a clean sheet of paper, I tried other documents I have printed in the past. No text. When I try tp print anything elseie. onlie all I get printed is the site logo and no text. I can not print out e-mails either. We have un and re installed word, un and re installed the printer, checked settings and about everything else we can thinl of. Just before trying to print the word document I successfully printed an envelope. Mow I can not get any text to appear thru the printer. Any suggestions?After writing a word document I tried to print it. Out came a clean sheet of paper, I tried other documents I have printed in the past. No text. When I try tp print anything elseie. onlie all I get printed is the site logo and no text. I can not print out e-mails either. We have un and re installed word, un and re installed the printer, checked settings and about everything else we can thinl of. Just before trying to print the word document I successfully printed an envelope. Mow I can not get any text to appear thru the printer. Any suggestions?
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Disconnect your printer and go to the HP web page and down load the latest driver. Follow the install instruction and only connect the printer when the software instructs you to. The windows plug and play has conflicts with HP printers. Ignore any window messages that say the the software is not on their compatablity list. Restart the computer. Anything in the printer que will start printing. Make sure you cancel any duplicates or you may have hundreds of pages printing. Also go into the control panel and click on printers and faxes and delete the old printer profiles. Select the current printer as the default
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Just a thought has the re installation put the printer to lpt1 instead of the enhanced USB for printer?
Another way to try to get over this is to go to Faxes and Printers
Click on install new printer
When the window comes up asking for the CD or select from list- take 'select from list'
Select the Printer Maker - HP
Select the model.
Follow through and make it Default printer
See what Happens.
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Be sure when you print under MS word that you have the correct printer selected in the drop down menu. There will be a menu with a choice between something like "Microsoft Image Writer" and your actual printer, ensure the actual printer is selected.
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Mark
Ensure that your printer is online and all cables are securely attached.
(i) If your printer is on a network, ensure that your network allows you permission to access the printer.
(ii) If you are printing to paper, ensure that the Quicken PDF Printer is not selected.
(iii) If you have more than one printer:
(iv) Ensure that you have selected the correct printer in Quicken. (Select the QuickenFile menu, select Printer Setup, and select the item you want to print. Be sure the correct printer shown in the Printer field. For example, if you are printing a report, select File > Printer Setup > For Reports/Graphs.)
(v)Try making another printer the default printer. Microsoft Windows Vista:
Click the Microsoft Windows Vista logo (Start button) and select Control Panel.
Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer.
Select the printer and click the Set as default command button. Microsoft Windows XP:
Click the Microsoft Windows Start button and select Printers and Faxes.
Right-click a printer and select Set as Default Printer.
(vi) Try printing from WordPad or Notepad to be sure Windows is communicating with your printer.
Click the Microsoft Windows Start button, select All Programs or Programs, select Accessories and select WordPad or Notepad. Enter some text.
Select the File menu and select Print.
(vii) If your file does print from WordPad or Notepad, try reinstalling the printer or printer driver.
(viii) If your file does not print from WordPad or Notepad, it probably means that Windows is not communicating with the printer. Check your Windows printer settings.
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before the printer starts it will go threw a cleaning cycle. sometimes if you dont use it alot it will gunk up on the bottom and the cycle can not clean it. try takeing it out and very carefully wipe with a damp rag over the metal bottom part. it should work fine after that. if not, you instalded some softwear on the computer when you set it up.. there should be something on there for a test sheet. print one of those or press and hold the clear butten and it should print a sheet. if it dont write back and i will help you the rest of the way.
This sounds like an issue with your web browser. Which web browser are you using? Do you get any error message when you print? Also, when you print, make sure it is printing to the printer you think you have set up. The web browser will allow you to print to a different printer, then remember those settings.
You are running XP, and have installed SP3 and, you are using the microsoft driver bundled with XP.
The solution:
The m$ driver will have created a printer with "(MS)" as a suffix. Leave this intact, as it will cause major trouble on every reboot if you delete it. Download the appropriate driver from the Files section in the Alps YahooGroup found at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alps/ With your printer unplugged, install the downloaded driver Shut down your computer and hook up the printer Reboot XP will detect the printer, and create a new printer in Control Panel without the "(MS)" suffix Make the new printer your default printer.
The reason why you do not delete the printer with the "(MS)" suffix, is because every time you reboot, XP will ignore the fact that you have the correct Alps driver loaded, and will create a new printer using the m$ drivers, and set it to default. Of course, the m$ Alps driver is fundamentally broken
When I power my system on the red llight flashes consistantly. At one point it said that there was not a connection. I have powered the entire system down, unplug all possible ports and repluged everything all to no avail. Please help
After writing a word document I tried to print it. Out came a clean sheet of paper, I tried other documents I have printed in the past. No text. When I try tp print anything elseie. onlie all I get printed is the site logo and no text. I can not print out e-mails either. We have un and re installed word, un and re installed the printer, checked settings and about everything else we can thinl of. Just before trying to print the word document I successfully printed an envelope. Mow I can not get any text to appear thru the printer. Any suggestions?
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