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How to rename network printer on Windows 7?
This question is similar to How do you rename a printer device in Windows 7 64 bit, except the answers there do not work, and I'll provide more information.
This is a home network, not a domain. I ...
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IPP Printing from Windows 7 Ultimate
I have network IPP working on Ubuntu and Windows XP. On my Windows 7 instance, it refuses to acknowledge the remote server connection. Can anyone suggest how to configure this correctly?
My install ...
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Windows 7 file and printer sharing doesnt work for me
Until a few days ago I hadn't had any problems, but now I can't use file and printer sharing in Windows 7 but everyone else on the network can.
It is possible I installed some program that made a ...
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Which remote printing protocol to use?
My network-enabled printer supports several network printing protocols:
LPR/LPD - The "traditional" unix printing protocol
"Raw" TCP/IP printing
IPP
WSD
In addition, several network discovery ...
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Can I view print job history on a shared network printer?
I have a printer that is shared over my network from my Windows 7 PC. Several other computers in the network print to it, and I would like to be able to go back and see what they've printed.
I know ...
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Windows refuses to believe printer is online unless I delete and re-add it
I have a Canon MP560. It is online, in the sense that
I can connect to its internal web server.
If I delete and reinstall it, Windows (Windows 7) will then recognize it.
In all other cases, neither ...
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How to flush printer queue via command line on Windows 7?
How can I flush the printer queue with cmd.exe on Windows 7?
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Prevent Network Printers Automatically being added to 'Devices and Printers' in Windows 7
I think my question is a duplicate of this one, but the original question was never properly answered (the steps described are for Windows XP).
I am aware of the option to "Turn off Network Discovery"...
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Scanning a document: device not ready error
I recently bought a Samsung SCX-4623F Printer-Copier-Scanner-Fax machine. Printing and copying work fine, but I have been unable to scan anything with it.
The device is connected to a PC running ...
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How to delete non-existing printers in Windows?
A few network printers have been removed from the print server and I wish to automatically remove them by a script (e.g. using objPrinter.delete_ in vbs) from any client still referencing them; ...
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How can I provide a local alternate name for a printer in Windows 7?
On my work network, each of the printers has a very generic name, the only unique part consisting of a number at the end of the printer name.
Is there a way to allow me to provide a local name or ...
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Printer "Windows Update" - Why always so slow?
In every version of Windows I've tested, when you click the "Windows Update" button, before adding a printer, it is always so slow to complete updating. Even if you have top-notch hardware ...
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Driver for shared network printer
I have a printer installed on Windows XP PC and this PC also connects to a network that all other clients have Windows 7.
Do I have to install Windows 7 driver of this printer on XP PC to have access ...
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Windows 7, Printer is unavailable until PC reboot
We are having a problem that I haven't seen before and can find no answers to online.
A desktop running Windows 7 is unable to print using network printers. When the user tries, no matter what ...
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Add network printer as a local printer
I want to add a network printer as a shared printer. I am following the following instructions:
Click Start > Devices and Printers.
Click Add a Printer on the top.
Select Add a local printer.
Select ...
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