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.
- 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.
- Find printer driver in a CD or DVD which came with the printer.
- Download driver from printer’s official website. Example:- Download Hp printer drivers: HP website
- 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
- Click on Start and then click on “Device & Printers” – you’ll get the printers page.
- Then go on the left-top corner and find “add a printer” option, click on “add a printer”.
- 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.
- Select the option “use an existing port” USB port and select “USB001 / USB002 (Virtual port for USB printer)” and then click on next button.
- 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.
- 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.
- After that you get your printer driver successfully installed.
See all the steps in screenshot below.
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.
Related Search
how to install a wireless printer here you will learn how to install printer without cd, there is setup guide to how to install a network printer, installing printers manually when software would not work, how to install a printer driver, if you lost your drivers disk here you can install printer without cd, printer manual guide to how to install wireless printer
I am quite surprised myself personally just how many issues We have with computer printers, specifically wireless.
When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox
and now each time a comment is added I get three emails with the same comment.
Is there any way you can remove me from that service?
Many thanks!
Sorry for the inconvenience that you are facing. It must be a programming bug and we need to fix it as soon as possible. You can easily unsubscribe from the notification by clicking on the unsubscribe link itself mentioned in the email that you are receiving. You just need to click on that and you’ll be unsubscribed. If that doesn’t work then please let me know on which email address you are getting those emails?
I need a Win7 64-bit driver for HP Deskjet 970Cxi or HP Deskjet 970Cse
Thanks.
Click on the following download link to download its basic driver: https://www.mediafire.com/file/jcybq41vj0lqy9k/hp-deskjet-970cxi-basic-driver-64bit.zip. As it is a basic driver, you’ll have to install it manually.
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.
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
To download drivers, you should always use the manufacturer’s website. For HP deskjet 2510 printer, here’s its official download page. Here’s direct link to download the driver for windows. If you want other than Windows driver then go to its official download page.
Nice one
i cannot found a driver of canon ir 3570
Here’s the Canon IR 3570 driver download page. to download the driver according to your operating system.
print in the setup in the inactive problem
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.
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
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.
my printer name not available in set up list,so how to install that.
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
hi can you give me link for hp 1300n printer driver
Sure, here we have shared the official driver download link of hp 1300n printer. Please click on the given link: https://support.hp.com/gb-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-laserjet-1300-printer-series/238320/model/238328
PIXMA MG3540 Wireless Connection Setup
i lost my driver cd for my printer HP Deskjet ink advantage 2010.
now please help me to install it
please sir help me its very very urgent
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
Sorry to say that but currently we do not support Mac OS.
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
can not connect
finding it hard to install printer AR M155 to m com
And please send me the link hp deskjet f 2280 driver download link
Sure, here is the link of HP deskjet 2280 printer driver download for windows 7 64bit. Let us know if you need other operating system driver.
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software11/COL30101/al-74850-1/DJ_AIO_03_F2200_NonNet_Full_Win_WW_130_140.exe