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Hi there
just a little reminder -- Installing Printers on W8 isn't intuitive -- the normal method via the control panel will give problems as it always searches for existing devices. These of course it won't find if they aren't locally attached to your W8 machine so you are up that very well known street without the paddle. !!!
What you need to do is click on Network in Windows explorer (Yes Network -- I haven't gone Bonkers -- just yet !!)
now you'll see on the Menu these items on the toolbar File Network and View
Click on Network
Now you'll, see a ribbon containing such items as open, Properties etc etc -- then ADD A PRINTER, add printers and devices etc etc.
CHOOSE ADD A PRINTER ==>find printer by othe options
Then follow the dialog
I've got a shared printer on my server with address \\blackdog\epson photo printer but could be an IP address, or whatever
Then the driver will load from Windows automatically for your W8 machine and you can print.
If you look fore the "classical way" of doing it you won't find the dialog.
I think MS should perhaps clear this one up as if you don't know the trick it's not easy to find -- I googled a bit and it wasn't there but I remembered having this problem ages ago when I ist installed the preview edition.
Cheers
jimbo
just a little reminder -- Installing Printers on W8 isn't intuitive -- the normal method via the control panel will give problems as it always searches for existing devices. These of course it won't find if they aren't locally attached to your W8 machine so you are up that very well known street without the paddle. !!!
What you need to do is click on Network in Windows explorer (Yes Network -- I haven't gone Bonkers -- just yet !!)
now you'll see on the Menu these items on the toolbar File Network and View
Click on Network
Now you'll, see a ribbon containing such items as open, Properties etc etc -- then ADD A PRINTER, add printers and devices etc etc.
CHOOSE ADD A PRINTER ==>find printer by othe options
Then follow the dialog
I've got a shared printer on my server with address \\blackdog\epson photo printer but could be an IP address, or whatever
Then the driver will load from Windows automatically for your W8 machine and you can print.
If you look fore the "classical way" of doing it you won't find the dialog.
I think MS should perhaps clear this one up as if you don't know the trick it's not easy to find -- I googled a bit and it wasn't there but I remembered having this problem ages ago when I ist installed the preview edition.
Cheers
jimbo
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