Old printer, new (to me) computer

My HP Deskjet D4160 Printer doesn't seem to be recognized by my Apple iMac G5 Power PC (OSX 10.4.11). I can't find the installation disk for the printer, though it may still turn up. Is there a fix for me short of buying a new printer? Please be very specific with instructions. I am 71 and bright enough but easily snowed by computer terms. Don't worry about talking down to me, it can't happen in re computers, etc. tlady2

Try changing the automatic check for new mail from every one minute to every 5 minutes.
If there are a number of messages to download and/or the communication with the account's incoming mail server is not closed for whatever reason before the next automatic check for new mail, the Mail.app will request the password for the account instead of providing a proper error message indicating there was a problem communicating with the incoming mail server.

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Old printer/New mac

I have an old LaserWriter Select 360 I would like to use with my new ProMac but I can't seem to "add a printer" through the Printer Utility program. I am using a Belkin parallel to USB adapter to connect to the Mac. Since Mac is plug & play, I was told this should work. I have also tried via an AsanteTalk (which I used on my G4) connecting to the ethernet port as suggested by other postings on this topic. No success. Does anyone know of an adapter which permits connectivity of older printers to the new Macs?

sbuff22,
You mentioned that you have an Asante device.
Look for one of these legacy devices to do the job:
http://www.asante.com/support/legacy/Bridges/AsanteTalk_AsantePrint.asp
This model, for example, AsantePrint AP1002 (thick/thin), offers a downloadable pdf that discribes what you are looking for.
http://www.asante.com/downloads/legacy/apap8igra.pdf
This site:
http://www.asante.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3267
will give you a quick tutorial on what it takes to plug old into new. The printer model is different but the concept is the same. You must translate USB or ethernet printing commands into Appletalk networked printing commands that the printer can understand.
The Asante support site will give more detailed information on drivers and devices.
USB was created to make PC peripheral devices more consumer friendly and plug and play like a Mac. However, you still need to be aware of language differences. In the old days, if you plugged an Imagewriter printer into the printer port and had AppleTalk active, when you turned the printer on, it would begin printing a bunch of gibberish. That was the non-AppleTalk printer trying to make sense of a different language.
Plugging an AppleTalk device into a USB port gives the same result, gibberish. You just do not see it translated to charachters on the printed page.
Your USB to Parallel adapter is taking two steps. Translating USB to parallel, then the Select 360 makes a second translation. The Select was designed to auto detect print commands from Macs and PCs on a network.
If you are only connecting one printer to one computer, the USB option might work just fine. Otherwise, using an EtherPrint converter would allow the Select to join a faster network and minimize multiple translations in print commands. As for the first link, you can disregard any discussion of hubs and routers.
This site gives a topic list that might help you locate your specific model:
http://www.asante.com/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=12
This link gives a discussion of a wireless option:
http://www.asante.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3106&whichpage=2
Here is the Asante Legacy products site:
http://www.asante.com/support/LegacyDownloads.asp
One final note, you can find ethernet capable printers for $25 and toner cartridges for the Select may not be as easy to find as ones for the 16/600 PS Laserwriter.
Jim
PS You are not talking about a Bluetooth device but pay attention to notes like this when you come accross them!
http://www.asante.com/support/index.asp
FBT100 Wireless Bluetooth Adapter
Using the OS X Apple Bluetooth Firmware Updater will permanently destroy this device (and void its product warranty) as indicated by this note on the Apple site. : )

Old printer, new router

I'm trying to setup the old (venerable, reliable, awesome) hp psc 750xi to the newest Linksys e4200 wireless router (*wired*). I'm running Win7 and can use the printer just fine when directly connected via USB.
When I attempt to connect it to the USB networked-printer port on the back of the router, and run the CISCO Connect program, it cannot find the printer. Linksys says (of course) it's HP's fault and I have an out-dated driver... obviously a lie since hp uses the in-OS driver from Win7.
Any ideas?

Hello kevinturman.
The drivers would have to be reinstalled in order to configure the unit to connect to the new router.
Please visit the following link to access the latest downloads:
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/printers_multifunction/pixma_mx_series/pixma_mx860#Dr...
If you need additional assistance, feel free to call us at 1-800-OKCANON.
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Old printer newer laptop with windows 7 home premium installed

Hi.... I have a toshiba Satelite laptop that at one point had Microsoft office home and student2007 installed. Due to some difficulties I had with my laptop I had it fixed and they installed windos 7 home premium now. Now my HP Photosmart C5280 All-In_One printer will not work. PLEASE HELP ME IF U CAN> Thank you The printer use to work GREAT until windows 7 was installed.

Hi,
Please download the following software and drivers then install to your Windows 7 computer(s):
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software11/COL30099/mp-74848-1/PS_AIO_02_NonNet_Full_Win_WW_130_140.ex...
The file is over 300Mb, this may take a while to download:
Release details
Released:2009-10-20
File name:
PS_AIO_02_NonNet_Full_Win_WW_130_140.exe [1/1, 311.96M]
Version13.1.0
Compatibility:
Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (64-bit)
Regards.
BH
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I have been using Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for two years. I got a new printer and installed it although I did not remove my old printer from my computer. I used this program and my new printer for quite a few months, but today I deleted my old printer

I have been using Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for along time now. When I first used the program I had a different printer than I have now. Although I changed printers I never removed the software from my old one. Now this was never a problem until today. When I choose a printer I still had option to use the old one but always chose my new HP Envy 5530 and Adobe never had a problem printing from that new printer. However today I decided to remove my old printer from my computer and now my Adobe cannot find my new printer. How can I make it find the HP printer?

Try this --
Go to the bottom of the link I gave you, and you will see
click that link and then click the chat button to talk to an Adobe agent

Photosmart and Photo imaging had on old printer did not come over on new computer.

Hi, I had a HP photosmart poto imaging on my old computer but it did not come over onto my new computer. I really like this program because when I was copying home pictures for my family it allowed me to choose size of film, size of image and several at one time. I have tried to find something compatible and so far no luck. I tried copying it from old to new and that didn't work. I am hoping that there is a new program with the same abilities. Print shop and Publisher does not do what I want even though Stables said it would. These programs allows me to bring it over to Works but when I do that and I want to ajust size of image for several or to reduce size of a larger picture it can become distorted.Any suggestions about getting a new software program. I think they program originally came over when I had a camera and was transfering the images from it.so help

Hey , Welcome to the HP Support Forum. I see that you're looking to acquire some HP software that you had used previously on an older system. I would like to help. Do you recall which HP camera or printer model you had that would have came with this particular program? Also, what version of Windows are you working with? Please reply with these details and I'll be happy to assist. Thank you,

Trying to get old printer (not on list) running on new computer

New computer = Satellite L755-S5349, running on Windows 7, 64-bit.
Printer = HP Color LaseJet 3600n (which doesn't appear on the computer's list of recognized drivers).
HP Download web-site says their Vista version driver for the 3600 should work on this computer.
I have downloaded that driver.
When I plug in the USB connector, the computer seems to recognize the printer's existence, but puts it into the category of "Other Devices", not "Printers and Faxes";
and, when I try to print a document, the computer seems to be trying to send it to a Fax (I don't have a Fax).
In any case, it doesn't print and the document doesn't show up in the printing-monitor area.
I'm thinking I may have done something wrong in designation which "port" I wanted it to go through; I don't recall seeing USB as an optio. As noted, I'm connecting the computer to printer via a USB cable - which has worked fine with 2 previous computers.
As you may tell, I'm a real Newbie at this - pretty non-technical - so: 1) if it's something really "obvious" (to you), please don't flame me too bad; and 2), if you've got a solution, be prepared to walk me through everything in baby steps, with as little jargon as possible (assume no pre-knowledge about the innards/workings of a computer).
Thanks
Solved!
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Reading through this thread may help:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Software/Windows-7-and-HP-Color-LaserJet-3600N/td-p/...
This bit in particular:
The file I downloaded from HP is called "HP Color Laserjet 3600 host based driver" version 61.082.61.41 dated 26 November 2008. It's 14.2 MB in size. Unzip it to the folder of your choice (e.g., C:\HP CLJ3600 Driver) then add the printer through Win 7's Devices and Printers. Point Windows to that folder (instead of a CD) and it should do the job.
HP's printer group seems fond of stranding it's users, I've had to struggle to get a few older LaserJets to work in a few different installations. :-(

I found an old Apple id on a computer I use infreqently with an old Ipod. I have the the Applie ID, but I do not have the password. In addition,my email account has changed since I created this Applie ID. How can I get reset info to new email address?

I found an old Applie ID on a computer I use infreqently with an old IPod. I do not have the password for this AppleID. When I use the procedure to reset the password, I cannot receive the email as my email address has changed from the original used with the Apple ID. How can I get the reset information sent to my current email addres so I can establish a new passwod for this Applie ID?

FR Tecmobility is wrong, sure he means well but what he suggests will not work - signing out of iTunes Store and back in will have no effect on iCloud. Try the steps at iOS 7: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
You may need to contact apple tech support if none of the password change methods work for you. Ask for Account Security. They will need to verify identity, to ensure you are who you claim to be. If that goes well, they can send a password rest e-mail to any e-mail you desigate, so make sure it is one you can access. Then reset the password. Then you can delete the iCloud account (needs the password to turn off find My Phone/Activation lock)
keep data on phone, then sign in with your desired apple ID. Good luck. hope you get this sorted out.

I have an old and new mac and used transfer manager to put the old mac on the new so that i have both users on one computer but now I can only log in as the new and as guest so cant access my old computer docs on this newer mac. Help!

Hello I have just sold my old macbook and so transfered all my data to my newer macbook using transfer manager. This allowed my to login on the newer computer under either the old or new username so I could access both computers' data on my newer computer. Last night that worked but today I can only access my newer user and a guest user. Where did my old user name and all the data go after the transfer? Help please! I have to give the buyer the old computer today!
Aminah

I am not familiar with "transfer manager." Did you perhaps use the Migration Assistant? What operating system is installed on your new computer?
If you look in your hard drive, in the Users folder, do you see a folder with the name from your user on your old computer?
Best of luck.

How can I move my account from old to new computer

I have my new iPhone 4s activated via old PC which is just dying out. When I connected my iPhone to a new laptop, iTunes came with message that if I proceed with sync I will loose music, apps that are already on the phone. How can I transfer my iTunes account with the old purchased stuff into my new computer? Can anyone help?

Answer here was good:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
And http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
This is/was excellent tutorial on moving iTunes from old to new
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive
Obviously having backups and regularly, should be essential part of maintenance, in one form or another

New Computer - How do I move my library from Old to New Computer?

Hi,
I bought a new computer and want to transfer all my music from the old one to the new one.
This is what I did so far:
Copied the entire iTunes directory from my old computer into an external hard drive.
Then loaded the entire iTunes folder from the hard Drive to the existing iTunes directory in the new Laptop.
Now, none of the songs showed up in my iTunes Library screen.
So I had to basically drag them from windows explorer into the iTunes Library screen. However, none of the album artwork, or ratings, etc, are there (i copied all those files from old to new computer as they were in the original directories in my old computer, I think)... It looks like i'll have to do all that work again!
Is there a way to do this one shot??
Thanks!
RJ.

Launch iTunes with the Shift key held down, select Choose Library, and navigate to the folder you copied.
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I uses Time Machine to transfer files and program from old to new MacBook Pro. Aperture doesn't work. Every time I open Aperture the computer need me to key in Serial number. How do I fix it.

Hi There,
I purchased a new MacBook Pro Retina 15". Since I am using MacBook Pro and I uses Time Machine for backup files and program. Store saleman tell me I can retore my existing program and files from old MacBook Pro to new MacBook Pro computer. After files transfer it seem to be OK. But only Aperture has a problem when every time I open Aperture to edit photos, MacBook Pro ask me to key in the Aperture Serial Number that made me so inconvinent. Did any one have meet this problem and can someone teach me how to fix it, Thanks.
Nelson

Either the license files were not transferred or it has to be relicensed.
Remove and then re-install aperture. On an rMBP this should take only a couple of minutes.

How can I replace my old print driver with my new printer driver on 13

how can I replace my old print driver with my new print driver on photo elements 13

The print driver is not installed in PSE.
Check with the manufacturer of your printer.

I am trying to update an old version of itunes, my computer says it took place, but when I hook up my daughters new ipod it says the new version is needed. What do I need to do?

I am trying to update an old version of itunes, my computer says it took place, but when I try to sync my daughters new ipod it says a newer version if itunes is required?

In iTunes, look at Help/About iTunes and as the screen rolls up, check for the version number. Ignore the bit that says iTunes 10 in massive bold lettering, wait for the smaller text to appear as the it rolls up. The latest version (on 15th April 2012) is iTunes 10.6.1.7 and the text you should see will simply state iTunes 10.6.1.7. Underneath that will be "gumpf" about copyright etc.
If your iTunes does not say this, then something must have gone wrong with the update you did. How did you do it? The usual way is to simply select (in your iTunes), Help/Check for Updates. In my case, the return message I see states This version of iTunes (10.6.1) is the current version. The alternative message will state something like "there is a later version of iTunes available, do you wish to download it" or similar. Selecting "Yes" would begin the download and if you leave it to run itself, the update should take effect, providing you don't stop it or (I guess) keep iTunes so busy it cannot run the update. It may need to close and re-open before the change takes effect.
At a guess, the reason your daughter's iPod is saying it requires a newer version of itunes is either because you've just bought it, and you have a fairly old version of iTunes - AH!, that may be the problem. >>
>> If the version of iTunes you had installed was very old, then the update may have updated to something other than the latest version. So even if the update has taken place, if it only updated from, for example, iTunes 8 to iTunes 9, then it may need a further update to get to version 10 or to 10.6.1. So for you, now, check after update for the version your iTunes thinks it is until it states iTunes 10.6.1.7.
Alternatively, if your daughter's iPod has been Synced with another computer (with a later version of iTunes than yours, even by one increment), then that would cause then issue you currently have, because her iPod will now only want to work the the latest version it has previously done business with, not your old version.
Note; the current version of iTunes as I've stated it, may change any day. Apple do not announce when updates will be released. Uisng Help/Check for Updates and seeing the return message This version of iTunes (10.6.1) is the current version is the only sure way of telling that you are up to date.
Additional note; gumpf = slang for "random junk".
Let us know how you get on.

When we purchased our mac two years ago, we set up the iCloud account. this past winter I created a new iCloud account thinking I was changing it. I now cannot access anything on the old iCloud acct and my computer hasn't been backed up either in awhile

when we purchased our mac two years ago, we set up the iCloud account. this past winter I created a new iCloud account thinking I was changing it. I now cannot access anything on the old iCloud acct and my computer hasn't been backed up either in awhile. How do i go back to that old account and delete it so that I can continue backing up on the newest account? I changed it because the original one I created an iCloud account with is a yahoo account email address and I am deleting my yahoo account for being compromised too may times.

Well, you can go to Manage your Apple ID and change the password if you can answer the Security Questions:
Apple - My Apple ID
If you cannot remember the Security Questions you can contact iTunes Support to reset them for you:
New iTunes Support - US and ww
Once you get your password reset and you can access your account info on Manage your Apple ID, you can change your ID. You won't be able to use the same email address that you are using for the new ID unless you change that one to something else. But, if you can get back into your old ID and change it to a new email address, then you can go on using that old ID, and just manually move the iCloud stuff you added to your new ID back onto the old one. Most of the stuff (like Contacts, Calendar, Notes) can be added by logging onto https://www.icloud.com on your Mac and doing it that way (it is a lot simpler when you have an actual keyboard in my opinion)
Hope this helps you to sort out the two ID business. If you have any questions, please post back!
Cheers,
GB

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