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Hi Chris
Is it easy to add my printer/scanner which is connected to my desktop to my laptop, in another room, I used to have this set up, but it has been away for repair and is now unconnected. It shows up when I 'add device' on the laptop but wont actually connect, any ideas ?
Is it easy to add my printer/scanner which is connected to my desktop to my laptop, in another room, I used to have this set up, but it has been away for repair and is now unconnected. It shows up when I 'add device' on the laptop but wont actually connect, any ideas ?
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I'll assume that . . .
1. your laptop is connected to the internet via a wireless connection to your router ; and
2. your printer is connected wirelessly. (i.e. it takes a signal from your router, which is connected to your desktop, rather being connected by a cable from your desktop).
If so, your laptop should automatically be able to use the printer as long as you've actually installed the printer driver onto the laptop. Have you done so? (If not you'll either need to install the driver from the disc that came with the printer or tell my the make & model of your printer together with the operating system on your laptop - so that I can find the necessary download for you).
1. your laptop is connected to the internet via a wireless connection to your router ; and
2. your printer is connected wirelessly. (i.e. it takes a signal from your router, which is connected to your desktop, rather being connected by a cable from your desktop).
If so, your laptop should automatically be able to use the printer as long as you've actually installed the printer driver onto the laptop. Have you done so? (If not you'll either need to install the driver from the disc that came with the printer or tell my the make & model of your printer together with the operating system on your laptop - so that I can find the necessary download for you).
I had it up and running once before when I was with Knowhow. Another guy I have had in this week says it cant be connected with the connection.
I have, no idea about any of this. On the subject I have a Lenovo G575 laptop, which is so slow and has been useless, I want to get rid of it as it has cost me a fortune, just had a new keyboard fitted as one of the arrow keys was stuck and it kept jumping to the bottom of the page, do you think I can sell it, and for how much ?
I have, no idea about any of this. On the subject I have a Lenovo G575 laptop, which is so slow and has been useless, I want to get rid of it as it has cost me a fortune, just had a new keyboard fitted as one of the arrow keys was stuck and it kept jumping to the bottom of the page, do you think I can sell it, and for how much ?
>>>Another guy I have had in this week says it cant be connected with the connection
Well you've got me lost there! If you've got a wireless printer taking a signal from your router and your laptop is connected to the same router then, as long as there's a suitable printer driver on your laptop there's no reason why it shouldn't work. (The only reason I can think of why anyone would say that it can't be done is if there's no driver available for your operating system. e.g. some older printers were only designed to work with Windows XP or Vista and don't have drivers available for Windows 7 or 8).
If you want me to go any further with trying to get things to work for you, I'll need to know the make and model of your printer and the operating system (e.g. Windows Vista or Windows 7) of your laptop. It would also help if you could confirm (or deny) that your desktop is connected wirelessly to your printer (i.e. there's no cable connecting the two together).
With regard to your laptop, you might be able to sell it on eBay, or elsewhere, for around £50. (This one is attracting slightly higher offers but it's 'factory refurbished' :
http://
Well you've got me lost there! If you've got a wireless printer taking a signal from your router and your laptop is connected to the same router then, as long as there's a suitable printer driver on your laptop there's no reason why it shouldn't work. (The only reason I can think of why anyone would say that it can't be done is if there's no driver available for your operating system. e.g. some older printers were only designed to work with Windows XP or Vista and don't have drivers available for Windows 7 or 8).
If you want me to go any further with trying to get things to work for you, I'll need to know the make and model of your printer and the operating system (e.g. Windows Vista or Windows 7) of your laptop. It would also help if you could confirm (or deny) that your desktop is connected wirelessly to your printer (i.e. there's no cable connecting the two together).
With regard to your laptop, you might be able to sell it on eBay, or elsewhere, for around £50. (This one is attracting slightly higher offers but it's 'factory refurbished' :
http://
I go to 'My Profile' several times per day and look through all threads where there have been posts in the past couple of days. (I don't usually go beyond that, as there's normally little point). So I can sometimes miss posts where there has been several days gap between posts.
After spending ages trying to get hold of the MP220 manual from the Canon website (which meant installing a new program on my own computer, rather than just downloading a pdf file - grrr!) I couldn't find any reference to setting up its wireless connectivity. So I checked out that printer's specification to see if it is actually wireless-enabled. It seems that IT ISN'T!!! So, since it can't 'talk' to your router, you CAN'T send it a signal from your laptop without using a USB cable. You need a wireless printer to do that!
You could theoretically create a network between your laptop and your desktop (so that your laptop gets your desktop to send the print instructions on to your printer) but that's an imperfect solution as you'd only be able to print from your laptop when the desktop was switched on.
I'm completely mystified as to how you got it to work in the past! Sorry!
Perhaps Canon's techies can help you (020 7660 0186, 0900-1700 M-F) but I can't actually see how! (There's also an email form here: http://
After spending ages trying to get hold of the MP220 manual from the Canon website (which meant installing a new program on my own computer, rather than just downloading a pdf file - grrr!) I couldn't find any reference to setting up its wireless connectivity. So I checked out that printer's specification to see if it is actually wireless-enabled. It seems that IT ISN'T!!! So, since it can't 'talk' to your router, you CAN'T send it a signal from your laptop without using a USB cable. You need a wireless printer to do that!
You could theoretically create a network between your laptop and your desktop (so that your laptop gets your desktop to send the print instructions on to your printer) but that's an imperfect solution as you'd only be able to print from your laptop when the desktop was switched on.
I'm completely mystified as to how you got it to work in the past! Sorry!
Perhaps Canon's techies can help you (020 7660 0186, 0900-1700 M-F) but I can't actually see how! (There's also an email form here: http://
>>>I could not find the serial no they required any where
It might be inside the printer. Click 'Printers and All-in-Ones' here:
http://
It might be inside the printer. Click 'Printers and All-in-Ones' here:
http://
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