No printer in device manager


  1. joeeld
    Posts : 1
    vista 7
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    No printer in device manager


    I have a hp with vista 7
    i am trying to install workforce 601 printer
    printer does not show up in my device manager
    it is shown in printers and devices under control panel
    as ready....
    How do i get printer back in device manager?


    Tks
    joeeld
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  3. CassieFWinTeam
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    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    First of all, are you running Windows Vista, or Windows 7?

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    Cassandra
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  4. severedsolo
    Posts : 3,427
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    Hi there, welcome to the forums, could you please fill out your system specs under the user cp option at the top as it always helps,

    firstly:
    how is the printer connected?
    does it actually print?
    have you got the latest drivers?
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  6. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    Printers do not show up in Device Manager. Go to Devices and Printers in Start > Print server properties (on the top) > Drivers button. There you can manipulate the drivers.
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  7. CommonTater
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    XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
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    joeeld said:
    I have a hp with vista 7
    i am trying to install workforce 601 printer
    printer does not show up in my device manager
    it is shown in printers and devices under control panel
    as ready....
    How do i get printer back in device manager?


    Tks
    joeeld

    WHS has it right... My printer doesn't show up in device manager either... and it works just fine. I even have it shared with the 8 computers that have access to our family LAN.
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  8. seguijr
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    Windows 7
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    I have the same Problem ,running Win7 on a ASUS Esentio, printer is HP officejet6500n ,works fine faxes,prints,receives digital fax. Will not show up in devices folder I have tried installing it using HP software also letting windows install it and also adding it thru devices folder wich does add it in the folder but is not funtional.....HELP I need this to work inorder to print using a remote desktop software.
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