I've tried resetting my printer setting and nothing happens!! HELP

I have a serious problem with my MacBook reading any printers. Every printer I've hooked it up to it doesn't read. Then I got a printer for Christmas and installed it and when it gets to the part where it asks to turn the printer on and plug it into my computer (and I do all of that) it says it can't find it. My USB ports are good, I plug my camera, iPhone, and iPod into them all the time. The USB cable is good. I've tried hooking my girlfriend and my dads printer up to my laptop before and it doesn't read it. I've reset my printer settings from the printer menu and when turning it on. The only printer that ever worked on my computer was the one @ work which is hooked up through the internet so the only thing that was plugged into my computer was the internet cable and I do believe that it only worked once. Any way, at the moment I do not have money to buy the Protection Care for my laptop and I really really need to be able to print.
Can someone please please help me? Thanks!

That's really strange. I have a much older Mac and it still recognizes any printer I can throw at it, no drivers or anything.
I'm not sure what you've tried already, so excuse me if I repeat something you've already done.
1) Connect both ends of the USB cable to the printer and computer.
2) Turn on the printer
3) Go to System Preferences > Print & Fax
4) Click the little + icon underneath the printer list
5) Your printer should pop up in the resulting window
6) Select your printer, wait for the driver to load, and click add
7) That's it. You shouldn't need any drivers whatsoever
If that doesn't work, you may not have the printer services installed right. Try putting the Mac OS X disc back in, and clicking on Optional Installs. When you click the customize button, it should have a category called Printer Drivers or something. Make sure everything in there is selected. I'm not sure if you can just install them like that, you may need to boot up from the CD and upgrade again.
I hope this helps.
What make and model printer do you have? If none of the above works, this could be important. Also, have all of the other printers that you've tried been the same brand?

Similar Messages

HT201436 Hello, my name is brad and I recently had a voicemail app that I was using and now i got rid of it. But now my voicemail for the phone will not work. I tried to reset the network settings and nothing happened. I was wondering if you could help me

Hello, my name is brad and I recently had a voicemail app that I was using and now i got rid of it. But now my voicemail for the phone will not work. I tried to reset the network settings and nothing happened. I was wondering if you could help me out?

When you set up a voicemail redirection, usually you have to remove that redirection from the account that redirected it. Like Google Voice, if you activate Google Voice to receive your voicemail, you will have to log into voice.google.com to turn it off. If you contact your carrier, they can tell you exactly what program has taken over your voicemail functionality just in case you are stuck, but if you know the name of that App, I'm sure you will be able to figure it out. Hope this helps you out.

TS1559 The wi-fi in my iphone 4S is 'greyed out' and i am not able to switch it on. I have tried resetting the network settings but nothing happened. I can't even download the new iOS7 version as it requires WI-FI to do so. Please help.

The wi-fi in my iphone 4S is 'greyed out' and i am not able to switch it on. I have tried resetting the network settings but nothing happened. I can't even download the new iOS7 version as it requires WI-FI to do so. Please help.

I had same problem. I removed the back cover, and warmed wi-fi module by hairdryer of my wife). five days wi-fi works great. I do not know what will happen next.
during operation iphone must be turned off. time of heating is near five minutes. wifi module is located upper the battery, on the upper right corner of device.

My phone is frozen and I can't get it to restore it is stuck with the iTunes logo and plug with the arrow. I have tried several times to restore and nothing happens.

My I phone is frozen and I can't get it to work. I have tried to restore it several times and nothing happens. All it does is show the iTunes logo with the plug and arrow. Is there anything I can do to get it to work I am in sales and need my phone. The closest Apple store is 45 minutes away
and I have appointments all day tomorrow.
Thanks in advance.
Mary

Try to force your phone into recovery mode. Disconnect it from the computer's USB cord. Turn it off if you can by holding the sleep/wake switch until you see the red slide to off. If you can't turn it off, please continue. Press and hold the home button while plugging it into the computer's USB cord. Continue holding the Home button while iPhone starts up. While starting up, you will see the Apple logo. When you see "Connect to iTunes" on the screen, you can release the Home button and iTunes will display the recovery mode message. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Then you can restore your phone: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

My phone wont turn on ive tried holding the sleep and home button and nothing happened help?

i turned my phone off and it wont turn on ive tried holding the sleep and home button and nothing happened...i plugged it in to my computer and i didnt connect to itunes help

The two first choices are to reboot by holding both the power and home buttons until the apple logo appears, that can take up to half a minute. If that does not work, then more drastic is to restore using the recovery mode to connect to a computer running iTunes, described in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 and summarized as:

HT5654 Im clicking help and checking for updates, the updates come up so I click to download it and nothing happens, help me?

Ive clicked on help to check for updates, the update I needed came up so I clicked update and nothing happened, what do I do?

Going by your profile your Mac has v10.5.8 installed. That is the most recent version available for Leopard.
You may be able to upgrade to v10.6 Snow Leopard > Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard - Technical Specifications
Snow Leopard is available for purchase from the Apple online store > Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.)
With Snow Leopard installed, iTunes would be updated for you.

I am unable to upgrade Firefox. I have tried to download over mine and nothing happens. What to do?

I only use Firefox and it constantly pops up that I need to download the newer version. When I click on yes, it just sits, even for hours, with the green bar, nothing happening. I turn off the computer, after many hours, boot up again, still no upgrade. I have tried so many times. I have tried several times to start all over and download the Firefox 4 over my version of Firefox, it shows that it is downloading, and when I turn on my my computer again, I get the same pop up message that I need to really need to upgrade to Firefox 3.6 (or whatever it is), so it is not working. What do I do now? I am not a computer genius.

I can't be any help, just wanted to chime in and say I'm experiencing the exact same issue with an iPad 3.
It *****, sorry. I've been going at it for 8+ hours trying to get the issue resolved.
Are you getting an error message?

TS3694 I am unable to update my ipad. Error 3194. also trying to update itunes from 10.6 to 10.7 with no luck. I click update and nothing happens. help??

Error message 3194 when trying to update ipad. help?

Follow this troubleshooting guide.
Be aware that this procedure could be fairly longwinded:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error3194

Can no longer log-in to hotmail w/ ff14, I get "untrusted site" the I allow the site and nothing happens- help!

I seems like I go through many issues with browers flagging mainstream sites with "untrusted site" pages. sites like: Google, Yahoo, or Hotmail. Normally, creating an exception does the trick but in the case of Hotmail it creates the exception and loads me up a white page. I can log-in w/ my original Android browser, but not ff14. I've also tried clearing my site settings but to no avail.

There are some known issues with certificates on Firefox.
[["This Connection is Untrusted" error message appears - What to do|Check up this page]] to know how to determine the type of certificate error and tell us what is the reason for Firefox to reject your certificate.

HT201263 well i was listening to music on my iphone and then it just stopped and now it won't come back on. i tried resetting it alot and nothing i mean nothing comes on! i tried recharging too and nothing and tried connecting it to itunes and nothing!

well i was listening to music on my iphone and then it just stopped and now it won't come back on. i tried resetting it alot and nothing i mean nothing comes on! i tried recharging too and nothing and tried connecting it to itunes and nothing! Help? what can i do?

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281

Not printing text-only graphics on Canon. Not printer problem-print ok on Brother and another network Apple prints ok on Canon. Believe a computer setting was inadvertently reset. What setting and how do I reset?

Not printing text only on Canon--grahics print ok. Not printer problem. Prints ok on a Brother and another network Apple prints ok on Canon. Believe a computer setting was inadvertently reset. What setting and how do I reset?

Without your printer model numbers, readers can only give you vague general directions.
System Preferences > Print&Fax > ...
... shows a list of all set-up printers.
If you are having serious problems, it makes sense to "Reset the Printing System" (which also removes all printer set-ups) and add back each printer. It only takes a few minutes.
Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Resetting the printing system

My iphone 4s is saying NO SERVICE.I tried to put it on airplane mode,tried to reset the network setting and also tried to restore my phone but none of the above things worked.Do you guys have any idea what should i do now?

My iphone 4s is saying NO SERVICE.I tried to put it on airplane mode,tried to reset the network setting and also tried to restore my phone but none of the above things worked.Do you guys have any idea what should i do now?

Hi sunnylordz,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it sounds like you have no service on the iPhone. It looks like you have already done some troubleshooting. There is one step you did not mention trying that i think is worth trying.
If you see No Service in the status bar of your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Remove the SIM card. If the SIM card is damaged, worn, or bent, or if it's too big or small for the SIM tray, contact your carrier for a new one. Then reinsert the SIM card.
Cheers,
Mario

TS1559 I have tried resetting my network setting numerous times and my button is still greyed out?

My wifi button has been greyed out ever since updating to iOS7, is there anyway to undo this update? I have tried resetting my network setting numerous times and it still doesnt work!! Any help?
Thanks.

You are correct. This is a very bad hardware error of the WiFi Chip on the Logic Board. The Chip malfunctioned or was previously damaged, but the initialization error was not detected until you Update/Restore the iPhone recently. The Problem was there, just not detected yet. The repair or replacement of the WiFi Chip is very difficult. Because Apple does not repair iPhone 4S, they only replace iPhone 4S, it costs $199.

When I try to print anything in Firefox, email or internet, I get a message that says printer error and nothing prints. Tried printing same stuff from Internet

When I try to print anything in Firefox, email or internet, I get a message that says printer error and nothing prints. Tried printing same stuff from Internet Explorer it works fine.

hello bdoolen, please try to [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems|reset firefox]] and see if this can address the issue...

Personal hotspot has dissappeared from setting, I tried resetting my network setting but that didn't fix the problem

Personal hotspot has dissappeared from setting, I tried resetting my network setting but that didn't fix the problem

Have you tried to erase your drive and reinstall the OS - you should use recoery (hold Command + R keys while restarting). Since the items in the menu bar are part of the system, a clean reinstall of the system should take care of it.
As it is dangerous to post private information in a public forum, I will ask the hosts to remove it.
FWIW, we are all other users here - you are not addressing Apple.

I've tried resetting my printer setting and nothing happens!! HELP

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for