Trouble adding wireless printer HP B210e

jpm1145

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I'm trying to solve a problem for a customer that has Vista Home and a HP wireless printer. They have tried for a while to install without success. I thought it was going to be an easy wireless issue but found it wasn't. The laptop she has see's the printer fine. Sometimes it will add the printer but the printer will never print. If you try to edit the configuration it errors. If you try to add another instance of the printer it will either say ...
"Unable to install printer. Some driver files are missing or incorrect etc"
Or it will error "The printer installation failed. Operation could not be completed" I did some research and found that it might be that there are 3 WSD ports showing in the ports list, but I can't delete them. I tried using them to add another generic printer and then deleting it but it won't let me.
Can anyone help?
 

My Computer

Hi,

First I need some information, have you got the original CD for the printer? You will need it!

Now clear the installed ports that are not working (To remove confusion).

On the Windows printers screen, look to see if any printers are using these ports.

If so, change the printer to a different port or just delete the printer.

Once you have confirmed that the printer ports are free, delete them from a working printer or direct in the ports config screen.

Once the printer ports are removed, set up the printer to a "Known" IP address with the printer set-up touch control panel.

Insert the installation disk & start again to install the printer. Does the installation software find the printer? I would guess not?

This time tell the software the printer IP address set earlier. Then the printer & ports will install correctly. OK?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP-Pavilion m9280.uk-a
    CPU
    2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek Computer INC. NARRA3 3.02
    Memory
    3582 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory (4 Gig)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTS450
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition 7.1 Audio (HP drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 24.0" (Dual monitor)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1200, 1920 * 1200
    Hard Drives
    3*500 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
    Plus 2x USB (160Gig each) external HDD
    BluRay & DVD Weiters
    HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L SCSI CdRom (Bluray RW) Device
    AlViDrv BDDVDROM SCSI CdRom (Blueray) Device
    TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom
    Internet Speed
    40 Meg
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