Cannot print Word documents

Hi - been having this problem for as long as I can recall! Occasionally I can get a document to print - I managed 2 days ago, but went to print off some word docs today and get the message 'word cannot print, there is no printer installed'
Yet when I go to 'devices and printers' the printer is there - with a great big green tick - the laptop also 'bongs' when I plug in the USB lead -meaning the printer has been found.
Various things i have tried:
I uninstalled the printer, then re-installed it again.
I tried it in a different USB slot
I turned the printer off and on again
Printer works fine on my desktop PC
Any wise words before I succome to temptation and chuck it against a wall lol!

Hey,
Can you use your printer with other programs? For example can you print a pdf file or some Excel sheets?
Furthermore I cannot read any information about your operating system, notebook model, printer, etc. and these information are necessary.

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