Windows 10: New win 11 computer, old printer, back to back stops working.

Multiple printers on a new Windows 11 computer have the " back to back" function not available. Read lots of other comments. Found that by going into Windows settings, under Device Settings, the Duplex Unit was turned off. I switched the setting to Installed. The back to back function appears to be now available for many differing print jobs.

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Trying to connect to a printer that is physically on a Win 10 computer from a Win 11 computer to no avail.

Hello Geldman,

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble connecting to your printer. Since you’ve already tried the solutions suggested on the internet, here are a few more things you can try:

1. Make sure that the printer is shared on the Win 10 computer. To do this, go to the printer properties on the Win 10 computer and check the box next to “Share this printer” in the Sharing tab.
   
2. Ensure that the printer is visible to other devices on the network. To do this, go to the printer properties on the Win 10 computer and check the box next to “List in the directory” in the Sharing tab.
   
3. Try disabling any firewalls or antivirus software temporarily on both the Win 10 and Win 11 computers to see if that resolves the issue.
   
4. Check if the printer is compatible with Windows 11. You can check the manufacturer’s website for the latest drivers and software for your printer.
   
5. Try connecting the printer to a different USB port on the Win 10 computer.
   
6. If none of the above steps work, you can try resetting the printer to its default settings and then setting it up again.
   

I hope one of these solutions works for you,

Fathia A

 

Help! new hp printer not working on win98 computer

i was asked to go look at an old dell computer (about 7-8 years old)

the problem is they bought a new printer for it (i dont know what type of printer it is) but they said it wont work on that computer but it does work on the other computer they have that is newer and uses win xp. they also said that the drivers wont load from the cd, they put the cd in and nothing happens. thats all the info they gave me lol.

now i havent got to look at it yet (will look at it in the morning) but the question i have is there any reason the new printer shouldnt run in win98? they were told by a few people the computer was just too old to run the new printer but none of these people are qualified techs just do gooders looking at it. first thing to check is if cd player still works lol.

by the way this is two different offices with seperate computers and files so no shared connections through a network, this must be stand alone computer and printer.

questions:

1) is there any reason a new printer would be unable to run on win98?

2) is it possible the new printers driver cd is just not compatible with the older cd player?

3) assuming its just a driver issue, is there a generic driver i could use to run the printer on win98?

 

settings from my old computer transferred to new win 11 computer ques.

thank495498