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How to Install a Printer Driver on windows 7 – Setup Guide

How to install a Printer on windows 7

Do you have a printer which you want to install it on windows 7? Here we’ll show you with the step by step guide (with the screenshots) how you can install printer on windows 7 machine using USB port. Setting up a printer is very easy task in windows 7. Let’s see what you need to do. Click here to go to the steps.

Every printer needs its specific driver to communicate with the computer. Driver should be compatible with your operating system as well. So please make sure you are using correct printer model number & correct operating system driver to avoid driver conflicting.

Now the next question should be, where to find printer driver? You have four options to find a printer driver. Please look into that below.

  1. Most of the printer drivers are built-in in the operating system. Computer will pickup the drivers automatically when you connect it if operating system have this printer driver in-build.
  2. Find printer driver in a CD or DVD which came with the printer.
  3. Download driver from printer’s official website. Example:- Download Hp printer drivers: HP website
  4. Find & install printer driver using Windows Update.

Now you have the drivers so we are going to teach you how you can install the printer.

Step by Step Guide

  1. Click on Start and then click on “Device & Printers” – you’ll get the printers page.
  2. Then go on the left-top corner and find “add a printer” option, click on “add a printer”.
  3. Now you got a printer setup wizard front of you and asking to “how do you want to install your printer” with USB cable or Wireless / Network. Select USB cable option.
  4. Select the option “use an existing port” USB port and select “USB001 / USB002 (Virtual port for USB printer)” and then click on next button.
  5. Now in the next window you’ll get windows built-in drivers list. Pick your printer make and model number drivers and then click on next to install it.
  6. If above built-in driver method doesn’t work then you’ll need to go to two buttons there “Windows Update” & “Have Disk“. If you have downloaded the drivers from its official website (Know how to download driver) then use “Have Disk” option and give the downloaded driver path there. If you couldn’t find the driver then you’ll have to press “Windows update” button to install the driver.
  7. After that you get your printer driver successfully installed.

See all the steps in screenshot below.




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That’s it !!! Enjoy the post…

In recent times, laser printers have got less expensive and much better in high quality, but they are awful when it comes to simplicity of use. How to install a printer on windows 7, vista. HP regularly consists of driver cd disk using their printers which are hundreds of MB’s in space. Actually? Does my printer actually need software which is similar in size to ‘Microsoft office’? I do not think like that.

There is also complex setup workouts and wish many steps to set up which are simply hard for many customers. I expended a great hours Installing my wireless printer and I am a tech guy. My mommy could in no way to get a wireless printer and that’s simply unhappy. Printers should not be so difficult to make use of! In this post, I am about to try to make suggestions throughout the common methods to solve lots of printer difficulties.

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I am quite surprised myself personally just how many  issues We have with computer printers, specifically wireless.

 

69 thoughts on “How to Install a Printer Driver on windows 7 – Setup Guide”

      1. Where do I need to download the drivers too. I have a different printer (then listed above) but the driver is still not found in the list.

        1. Could you please share your printer model number and make? so that we can give you the link to download the drivers.

  1. My printer is Zebra Z4M Plus Zebra Z4M Plus Thermal Transfer Bar Code Label Printer – With 300 DPI Printhead.

    Which drive need to install for the mentioned printer??

  2. hi,
    please help me, I can’t install the printer,it always say windows can’t open the add printer the local spooler is not running.help me please.

  3. Good to read I’m not the only one struggling verawith my new printer. I got the HP Office jet Pro 8620 to work, but not to print envelopes. Do I need special software to do this?

  4. hi…nice article…i have lost the CD..for driver software..and my printer name is ‘HP deskjet ink advantage 2135 ‘ but i coudnt get the driver software in HP website that you have mentioned. can you refer any websites from where i can download this driver software for the printer that i have mentioned. Thank you 🙂

  5. Carol coddington

    How do I download and set up Windows 7 for Acer aspire laptop or restore ,ADD missing software to laptops won’t Boot win 7 past configure system without CD restoration program win7 . how do I do clean install . print wifeless from my Android off line access

  6. i cant find driver for hp deskjet ink advantage k010a, what do i do? because i lost my cd can you help me ?

  7. I previously had a Brother MFC-J870DW installed as a wireless printer for my Lenovo laptop running Windows 7 Home 64 bit. I uninstalled it and ran a special Brother uninstall program as well. I then got the newest drivers from the Brother website for my new Brother MFC-J5910DW and it was working well for some time. It then had a problem and stopped working. I uninstalled it, ran the Brother uninstall program, cleared all my cache memory, used Iobit uninstaller to remove any fragments and tried reinstalling the 5910. The computer tries to reinstall the old 870 printer and will not complete the installation process. I tried using the 870 drivers to install it so I could completely uninstall whatever fragment was left in the registry and that would not install either, even though it shows up on the list of printers. I have tried installing using a USB cable, using the Wi-Fi, using direct installation of the router code, everything I can think of. I suspect there is a fragment of the old printer in the registry and so it is corrupt and this is causing the problem. I just do not know what to do next. I have run CCleaner, IObit uninstaller, Anti Malware software to make sure there is not a virus. Help!!!!

    1. I read your message and found driver conflicting issue which each other. So, the solution is uninstall the both printer driver (MFC-J870DW, MFC-J5910DW) from your computer system files and from windows registry. I am giving you an article which help you to do manually unstall printer driver compeltely. Then try to reinstall again.
      Remove printer driver manually.

  8. I can’t find driver for my hp officejet k80 on windows 7 and everytime i try to use windows updates it won’t connect

    1. You have to delete your printer driver files and registry traces completely from your computer and then re-install drivers using windows inbuilt drivers, it will work.

  9. I have an hp laptop and a wireless printer when i put thenpassword in the wireless printer it says incorrect. Tried it about 5 times. I know thats the password because we use on our phones laptops.and tablets andbgame systems

  10. i cant find my printer model here in the list even though im updating windows, still ive couldn’t find my printer model. What would i do?

    1. Please let us know your printer’s model number we’ll help you find the link and give it you. Please mention your operating system detail as well. Example: Windows 7 64bit

  11. Hi, can you help me i cannot find my model printer in the list my printer model (canon L11121E) for Windows 7 64 bit Sony Vaio, please help me to guide me how can install it without CD, I will appreciate it.

  12. Hi i couldnt find my printer name there
    Canon LBP 2900B
    And i dont think i have my cd
    So please if i can help me wid this

  13. Mona Liza Ramos

    Hi I got some problem on installing ricoh printer sf 377Dn ,i did use the cd installer drive but still cant find the printer, they ask me to provide the IP address…but I don’t have idea on where to find it, can you help me to find the solution for installing my ricoh printer using my mcbook air ?

    Thanks

    1. Hi,
      Thank you for contacting us,

      If your printer is not listed in the list then you have to download the printer driver manually from printer’s official website. Then you have to click on “Have Disk” option in the built-in driver window and give the downloaded driver path to install it. If the downloaded driver is an .exe file then just double-click on the file, it will install the driver automatically.
      We just have updated this page and given all the possible options to download and install the drivers.

      Don’t hesitate to contact us again for any help, we’ll happy to assist you more.
      Thanks
      TSA team

  14. B.MD.HABIBULLAH

    I am holding canon printer PIXMA TS 207 MODEL.I have installed printer driver in accordance with your guidelines.But afetr installation pressing on print I am getting a message “printer is not responding”.Please advise how to print the documents.

    B.MD.HABIBULLAH

    1. Please perform a power drain on your printer once.
      How to perform power drain:

      1. Unplug all the cable from the back of the printer.
      2. Press + hold the power button for 15 seconds and then release it.
      3. Plug all the cable as connected earlier.

      Your problem should be fixed if it doesn’t work then try to reinstall printer driver once otherwise it could be a hardware issue on your printer.

  15. The article “How to install printer driver on windows-7″is very useful and without any assistance from others one can install printer driver.Recently I got Canon PIXIMA TS 207 model. ,and I installed following the steps there in.But after installation some more work is left out.without completing this the printer will not start printing following our command.The printer CANON TS 200 should set as default printer other wise the printer will not respond.I furnish here under the procedure for the same.

    Click on start and then on printer.
    Add a device add a printer screen appers
    click on add a printer.
    A screen appears containing various printer models and canon ts200 series is also one of them
    Right click on Canon TS 200 series.
    click on Default printer and then on canon Ts200 series.
    Now the installation is complete.

  16. how to install driver for hp deskjet 2510 as in the list of device name it does not appear and how to download the driver plz tell the website

  17. This post is very useful for me because I learn more about things about the printer. and I cal also learn all the Technic to install a printer driver. it is very easy to step to install a printer driver.

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