What does it mean if your printer doesn't have a driver?

I tried to print something off my new laptop by connecting it to my printer and it said it needs trouble shooting so I did that and it said the printer dosesnt have a driver???

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  • Take the CD that came with the printer and insert it in your computer

    Turn the printer on

    Disconnect the usb cable, and do not reconnect it until prompted to do so on the monitor

    Just follow the prompts

  • Do you have an installation disc that came with your printer? If you do run it on your laptop because that will have the driver on it. If you do not then go to the website of your printer and look for yours,you should be able to download the drivers from there and update anything that needs it.

  • A printer driver is software that tells your computer how to talk to your printer and how to use all its functions. If you do not have a driver for your printer, you can very often download one from the internet.

    Windows comes with many printer drivers already built in but Microsoft decided to stop supporting some printers. My perfectly good HP printer does not work with my Windows 7 computer. You can often download printer drivers from the internet but there isn’t one for Windows 7 that enables all the functions of my printer to work. Partly because of this, I have built a new PC that runs Windows XP. Not only does it boot/shut down faster than Win 7 but it runs my printer properly as well as my very expensive soundcard.

  • It’s like a software that you install to let your computer know that printer is a printer and this is how to read it. You usualy have to install a CD it comes with the printer or look up the model number and look for a driver for it for the current windows version you got. Example Google: HP 7563 driver download.

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  • There should have been a disk that came with your printer. This disk contains the driver and the software for your printer. Each computer that uses the printer needs to have this software and driver loaded. If you no longer have the printer’s installation disk, it can be downloaded from the printer manufacturer’s web site.

  • It means you have not installed the software for the printer to be recognized by ur laptop or PC.You can find the driver of that printer online by typing in the model of printer or you can use the CD which must have been given to you with ur purchase of printer.

  • That is right! You need the PRINTER application/DRIVERS the came with you printer. Simply; Disconnect your printer. 1) Go to the website of the manufacturer of your PRINTER 2) down load the software for your PRINTER. 3) set up THE software on your laptop. Four) connect YOUR PRINTER.

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