To install or add a local printer. In most cases, all you have to do to set up a printer is to connect it to your PC. Simply plug the USB cable from your printer into an available USB port on your PC, and turn the printer on. Go to Start Settings Devices Printers and Scanners. Look in Printers & Scanners to see if your printer is installed. Can't install network printer on Windows 7. Discovers the printer then says cannot locate driver. All my vista and XP machines have no problem finding drivers. Is this a 64-bit vs 32-bit issues? Windows 7 Forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for Microsoft Windows 7 Computers such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus or a custom build. This is a stupid problem, installing Canon ip1600.
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Don't you just despise those times when you need to quickly print something but your printer is packed away somewhere, or you need to keep plugging in a pesky USB cable? Picking up a wireless printer will allow for remote access, enabling Windows 10 to print, fax, and scan without being physically attached to the unit. Let's take a look at how to set up your wireless printer in Windows 10.
Products used in this guide
- Wireless all-in-one printer: HP Envy 6255 ($150 at HP)
How to connect your printer
For this guide, I'll be using my trusty HP 4500, but any wireless printer or all-in-one should work just fine — there's a newer model to my version, for example.
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This guide will cover direct connections, so if you're interested in learning more about HomeGroup in Windows 10, be sure to check out our in-depth guide, which will enable you to set up and configure the sharing of printers and content.
- Open Windows search by pressing Windows Key + Q.
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Type in 'printer.'
- Select Printers & Scanners.
- Turn on the printer.
- Refer to the manual to connect it to your Wi-Fi network. Unfortunately, this process varies not just from manufacturer to manufacturer, but often from printer to printer.
- Hit Add a printer or scanner.
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Select the printer from the results.
- Click Add device.
You should be now good to go. This process will also work with wired printers, simply plug in the unit and follow the steps above.
Can't find your printer?
There's a chance that Windows might be unable to locate your printer. It's not the end of the world and the issue could be easily rectified by attempting to connect the printer to Windows 10 manually. To do this, we'll need to run through a wizard. Here's how:
- Open Windows search by pressing Windows Key + Q.
- Type in 'printer.'
- Select Printers & Scanners.
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Hit Add a printer or scanner.
- Choose The printer that I want isn't listed.
- Select Add a Bluetooth, wireless or network discoverable printer.
- Choose the connected printer.
If you're still unable to see your printer, ensure it's switched on and both the printer and your Windows 10 PC are on the same local network.
Change the default printer
Windows will attempt to set the default printer by selecting the one used most recently on the connected network. This is toggled on by default and will mean that the OS can remember which printer to use when switching between networks. Not everyone needs or wants this functionality, and luckily it's really easy to turn it off.
- Open Windows search by pressing Windows Key + Q.
- Type in 'printer.'
- Select Printers & Scanners.
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Turn 'Let Windows manage my default printer' to off.
- Select the printer you wish to set as default from the list of devices.
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Select Manage.
- Hit Set as default.
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In order to connect your printer to Windows 10, you're going to need to have one at hand. Should you be looking for a new wireless printer, we have you covered.
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HP's Envy series of printers are perfect for the home, allowing you to hook up multiple devices and print away without cables. Simply hook it up to an available power outlet, configure the printer and connect it to your Wi-Fi network, and you're good to go.
This all-in-one printer does a little bit of everything with printing (including two-sided printing), scanning, copying, and more. Since it's a color printer you can print high-quality photos, too. It also prints up to 13 pages per minute in black and eight pages per minute in color. Connect easily over Wi-Fi or using options like the USB 2.0 port. HP backs it up with a one-year warranty.
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I have a Windows 7 computer. There is a second computer (Windows XP) that has a printer attached to it and is shared. On the Windows 7 computer I install the printer as a network printer (not TCP/IP port, etc.) just with the wizard and network printer.
It does not show up for all users in the domain when the logon this PC.
When I do a 'real' network printer with TCP/IP port on a different printer, everyone can see it.
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Does anyone know how to make it show up for all users?
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You can use the prnmngr.vbs script.
It's located in
%SystemRoot%System32Printing_Admin_Scripts[language]
for Windows 7. For XP it's located in windowssystem32
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To add printer for all users you use this command:
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When you add a printer as a local printer all user can view it.
I found this herehttp://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows7/AdminTips/Admin/AddSharedPrinterasaLocalPrinter.html
Iphone model from serial number. In Windows XP:
- Click Start > Printers and Faxes.
- Click Add a Printer on the left pane.
- Click Next.
- Select Local printer attached to this computer and click Next.
- Select Create a new port, select Local Port for the Port Type, and click Next.
- For Port Name, enter the network path to the printer by entering two slashes, the computer name or local IP address of the PC sharing the printer, and then the share name of the printer. For example “dellpchpprinter” or “192.168.1.100hpprinter”
- Select the printer and click Next. If the exact model isn’t listed, try the closest model number or a generic printer.
- Follow the rest of the wizard.
In Windows Vista and 7:
- Click Start > Devices and Printers.
- Click Add a Printer on the top.
- Select Add a local printer.
- Select Create a new port, select Local Port for the Port Type, and click Next.
- For Port Name, enter the network path to the printer by entering two slashes, the computer name or local IP address of the PC sharing the printer, and then the share name of the printer. For example “dellpchpprinter” or “192.168.1.100hpprinter”
- Select the printer and click Next. If the exact model isn’t listed, try the closest model number or a generic printer.
- Follow the rest of the wizard.
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It is important to remember that shared printers are saved on the user profile. This means that when you connect to a 'shared' printer (through the wizard), only the user account that connected to it will have access to it.
Local Printers, on the other hand, are global devices that are viewable by all users on a computer. These use 'local' TCP/IP ports to connect to a 'real' network printer.
So with that all said, let me answer your question. To have a shared printer 'showup' for all users, you will need a system in place that will add the printer for each user as they log in.
This is done by crafting a logon script. There are a number of methods and languages you can use, and you have to find the one that works for your environment. Here are some resources that I have found that might help:
Hope this helps!
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