Windows 10: Problem installing printer connected to other computer in network

I have a small family network (Win 7 and 8.1 machines) Have Samsung printer ML2525 connected by USB to desktop in network. All existing computers can see and print to this printer without problem.

Bought new Win 10 laptop. Downloaded Samsung universal printer driver3 (latest release which covers Win10). Installed driver, plugged printer into laptop (via USB) and everything worked fine. Physically I want to have printer on Desktop and moved printer back.

Trying to get Win 10 laptop to install Samsung printer from across network:

Tried to install printer with control panel/Devices and printers/Add a Printer: Program immediately sees the printer. When I click next to install get long wait then error message "Operation error (0x00000bcb) Specified printer driver was not found on the system and needs to be downloaded."

Tried to install with Setting/Devices/add a printer: App finds printer immediately. I click to add it and it waits long time ("Connecting") and comes back with but fails to install ("There's more to do. before you can add this printer you need to install a driver...")

BUT - Driver is installed on the laptop from when printer was physically connected - win10 doesn't know to look.

How to I tell Win 10 where to look for a driver and at what part of the install process?

Thansk



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HomeGroup and Network issues on Windows10

After installing W10 (or rather reinstalling it after having another problem) can't use HomeGroup, or network in order to share my printer.

Printer is connected via Ethernet to PC, but with W8.1 used to be able to share it with all other computers on home network.Now impossible.

The other computers are on W8.1 or W7

Used to work perfectly, before W10. Are the other windows version sincompatible with W10, for this?

It detects the printer I want to join on network, (I can use the printer on the main computer as it is connected by wire, not wifi) but then tells me impossible.

What do I have to do?

How do you completely eliminate network, in order to restart a new one?

How do you completely eliminate HomeGroup in odre to create new one?

Many thanks

 

My local network multifunction printer will not work in scan mode after Windows 10 installation

How is the network printer connected? It cannot be directly connected to another computer on the network. You can share printers that way but not scanners. The network printer-scanner must be connected to the router instead of another computer. Be sure
to install the win 10 printer drivers and scanner software on the win 10. Get the instructions to setup a wireless network printer-scanner from the printer's support site.