Cannot change the default printer.


  1. Norwichman
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    Win7 64bit
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    Cannot change the default printer.


    I have a Samsung laptop with Windows7 home edition and an Epson WF3520 Wireless printer both in use for some time now.

    I can print OK from any package so I assume that the driver is correctly installed. but it always defaults to an old printer which is no longer connected. I just want to change the default printer to the new one.

    The problem is that nothing shows up in Devices & printers, no matter how long I wait for the bar at the top to trundle along. I have another laptop (windows 8.1) and the printer appears on there OK.

    Could anyone suggest:
    a. What the problem might be, or
    b. An alternative way to change the default printer.

    Thanks in advance,

    Geoff.
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  3. maxie
    Posts : 18,415
    windows 7 home 64bit
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    Hi ... Read the Link below ...

    [WIN7] 64 bit - Devices & Printers will not show - FIXED! Hooray! - Microsoft | DSLReports Forums
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