Printer Properties in Windows Eight

Hi,
I have added a Win 8 ASUS laptop to my local network.
It is working well sharing other network devices. I had to download drivers from HP to get the shared D7260 printer working.
I wanted to see if the Printer Properties were set for automatic duplex option in Advanced > Printing defaults.
and if the duplex unit was installed in Device Settings. The printer does have the Q5582A duplexer and it was present when the drivers were downloaded.
Much to my surprise the printer properties show up as a storage device. I have no idea how this happened. They show correctly on the desktop and another laptop. I need advice on how to correct this situation
Thanks
Frank

OK, you are looking at things in the Computer folder, where the card reader in the Photosmart will show up as a drive (empty in this case, probably no card inserted). I have an Officejet 7410 on my network that show up as an empty drive letter in Computer, but also as a printer in the printers folder.
Try the following: go to Control Panel, Devices and Printers. Does the HP Photosmart D7200 series show up here? I suspect it will, since you mentioned printing. From there you can right click on the printer and select Properties... as mentioned in the previous post. If not then click Add a printer and let the wizard search your network. Most likely it will find the printer, if not click "The printer I want isn't listed", Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings, Create a new port, Standard TCP/IP port, Next, enter the IP address (192.168.1.115 in your case), Next, click on Windows Update and wait for a few minutes for the list to populate, then select HP for the manufacturer and HP Photosmart C7200 series for the printer.
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