Vista - Help - "Printer cannot communicate with the computer" error messag

I'm using a Dell Photo AIO 924 printer that worked before i installed Vista.
Vista can see the printer after i plug it however i get that "cannot
communciate error". So installed new drivers from teh Dell site, checked the
USB cable, turned the printer off and on, and restarted the PC and keep
getting nothing.

Any ideas would be great. Thanks.

Uninstall and reinstall.....the printer should have been disconnected during
the upgrade from XP to Vista and then installed after the upgrade was
complete.

See:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
and
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"cailefamily" <cailefamily@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16AEF29A-C600-48E1-85DE-87B7E3BF3952@microsoft.com...
> I'm using a Dell Photo AIO 924 printer that worked before i installed
> Vista.
> Vista can see the printer after i plug it however i get that "cannot
> communciate error". So installed new drivers from teh Dell site, checked
> the
> USB cable, turned the printer off and on, and restarted the PC and keep
> getting nothing.
>
> Any ideas would be great. Thanks.

Thanks Cari. i tried uninstalling and re-installing. did it twice but no
luck. Vista can recognize my printer and tell me how much ink i have left in
the cartridges but it can't communicate with it when it comes to printing.
i'm also working this issue with MS tech support. if you have any other help
i'd appreciate it. Thanks.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Uninstall and reinstall.....the printer should have been disconnected during
> the upgrade from XP to Vista and then installed after the upgrade was
> complete.
>
> See:
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
> and
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "cailefamily" <cailefamily@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:16AEF29A-C600-48E1-85DE-87B7E3BF3952@microsoft.com...
> > I'm using a Dell Photo AIO 924 printer that worked before i installed
> > Vista.
> > Vista can see the printer after i plug it however i get that "cannot
> > communciate error". So installed new drivers from teh Dell site, checked
> > the
> > USB cable, turned the printer off and on, and restarted the PC and keep
> > getting nothing.
> >
> > Any ideas would be great. Thanks.
>
>

Try another USB cable.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"cailefamily" <cailefamily@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B99E467B-406E-450E-8433-858AA1E1EBF5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Cari. i tried uninstalling and re-installing. did it twice but no
> luck. Vista can recognize my printer and tell me how much ink i have left
> in
> the cartridges but it can't communicate with it when it comes to printing.
> i'm also working this issue with MS tech support. if you have any other
> help
> i'd appreciate it. Thanks.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Uninstall and reinstall.....the printer should have been disconnected
>> during
>> the upgrade from XP to Vista and then installed after the upgrade was
>> complete.
>>
>> See:
>> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>> and
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "cailefamily" <cailefamily@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:16AEF29A-C600-48E1-85DE-87B7E3BF3952@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm using a Dell Photo AIO 924 printer that worked before i installed
>> > Vista.
>> > Vista can see the printer after i plug it however i get that "cannot
>> > communciate error". So installed new drivers from teh Dell site,
>> > checked
>> > the
>> > USB cable, turned the printer off and on, and restarted the PC and keep
>> > getting nothing.
>> >
>> > Any ideas would be great. Thanks.
>>
>>