Printer not responding

Printer Not Responding – The Solutions To Printer Not Working Problem

by marsalt on Mar 11, 2010

Printer is not responding ? It is a common problem that many people have dealt with. Although you have followed some guides to troubleshoot it, you might not successfully resolve the problem.   This article is to tell the real causes of the “Printer Not Working” problem and how to resolve it for good. If you plug your printer to a USB port and there is not a green icon showing in the taskbar indicating a device was connected, you can plug it to other ports and see if it is detected. If there is still no icon, it is probably that your USB driver is corrupt or outdated. USB driver is not used by Windows system for recognizing USB devices like printer, scanner, camera and so on. If it is corrupt or outdated, your system will have difficulty in detecting a device and there will be no any icon shows in the taskbar. That is one of the common causes of “Printer Not Responding” problem.   In this case, to fix the problem, you only need to update...Read More >>