Windows 10: Windows location shows me 1100 miles away

Discus and support Windows location shows me 1100 miles away in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I live in LaGrande Oregon but maps, weather, and other apps on a windows 10 system show my location as Yuma Arizona. 1100 miles away. Clearing my... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by ScottFriswold, Mar 5, 2020.

  1. Windows location shows me 1100 miles away


    I live in LaGrande Oregon but maps, weather, and other apps on a windows 10 system show my location as Yuma Arizona. 1100 miles away. Clearing my location history fails to fix this as does using a different ISP provider. It seems locked into my account as it shows on both my Surface and a new built computer this way. my phone shows my correct location when using wifi only so is it something in windows 10?

    :)
     
    ScottFriswold, Mar 5, 2020
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  2. LemP Win User

    HP Lesarjet 1100 series printer drivers

    The drivers offered at the HP support link for your printer (HP LaserJet 1100 Printer series Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support)
    do not include any Windows 7 drivers (my Windows 7 system is detected as "Windows NT" -- it's possible that the driver for NT 4.0 would work, but that's not guaranteed).

    On the other hand, Windows Update does have drivers for the HP 1100 up to and including Windows 10.

    Thus, assuming that your problem is a driver -- which is not at all clear from your very limited description -- the best way to get the proper driver is to use Windows Update as described below.

    Without knowing what your "sign of troubleshooting" means or what you mean by "ran through it but good results," I suggest completely uninstalling and reinstalling the printer as follows.

    1. Disconnect the printer from the computer.
    2. Open Devices and Printers, right-click the icon for your LaserJet 1100 and select "Remove device."
    3. Click on any other icon in the "Printers and Faxes" section of Devices and Printers and then click on the link at the top for "Print server properties."
    4. Select the "Drivers" tab, select the driver for the LaserJet 1100 (if present), and click "Remove." Remove both the driver and the driver package.
    5. Click "Add a printer" at the top of the Devices and Printers window. Select "Add a local printer."
    6. Select "Use an existing port" and leave the drop-down list set to "LPT1: (Printer Port)" then click Next
    7. On the "Install a printer driver" screen, select "HP" in the left pane.
    8. In the right pane, scroll down. If you find "HP LaserJet 1100 (MS)" select it and click Next and go to step 11.


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    9. If you don't find "HP LaserJet 1100 (MS)," click "Windows Update" and wait. Wait some more; this will take some time.
    10. When the update completes, find and select "HP LaserJet 1100 (MS)" and click Next
    11. Share or don't share the printer as you like (if you do share it, give it an 8 character "Share name" with no spaces and no special characters. Click Next
    12. Set or don't set the printer as the default printer. Don't click "Print a test page" at this point (because you haven't yet connected the printer).
    13. Click Finish
    14. Connect your printer to a USB port and turn it on. It should now install automatically.
    15. If you now have 2 icons for the HP LaserJet 1100:
      • Right-click one of them and select "Printer properties." Select the "Ports" tab.
      • If the line that is checked and highlighted shows "LPT1:" as the port, click "Cancel," then right-click and select "Remove device"
      • If the line that is checked and highlighted shows "USBxxx" or "DOT4xxx" then click "Cancel" and check the other icon.
    16. In Devices and Printer, right-click the icon for the printer and select "Printer properties" and then click "Print Test Page."
     
    LemP, Mar 5, 2020
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  3. OVI Maps 3.03 & 5800 - Not showing correct location

    I've installed this today, but the GPS is not showing my location correctly, and instead it is showing me as being approx 40 miles North East of where I actually am! Has any else had similar issues, or can anyone suggest how to resolve the problem?



    Thanks
     
    Crispy5449, Mar 5, 2020
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  4. Windows location shows me 1100 miles away

    Windows 10 Location Suddenly Wrong

    Hi,

    Before posting here, I tried the following, so please, no Tier-1 tech support canned answers.

    Steps taken:

    • - Went through all privacy settings and enabled location permissions for all apps.
    • - Flushed DNS, reboot computer.
    • - Cleared location history, reboot computer.
    • - Ensured my date-time and regional settings reflected my country and timezone (they do).
    • - Ensured my language is installed correctly (it is)
    • - Fully uninstalled the Maps app. Reboot computer.
    • - Reinstalled the Maps app.
    • - Set my default location. Reboot again.
    • - Ensured system was completely updated.

    Still, Windows shows me as around 500 miles away.

    Google Chrome, on the same PC, correctly identifies my position even after its cache being cleared.
     
    vovchyk_bratyk, Mar 5, 2020
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