8.1 cant see wireless printer

dave01

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HI. Just got a new laptop with windows 8.1. it cant find my epson sx510w printer but can see all wireless connections in my area any ideas

Many thanks
 

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Did you install all the necessary Software and Drivers for the Printer on your Laptop ?

My Canon Printer's were automatically found when installing all the necessary Software and Driver's and I assume it should be the same with an Epson.

Is your Printer setup / connected via WiFi to your Router ?

:)
 

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PC should detect printer without software shouldn't it?
Connection is just pc and printer. epson sx510w
Don' t you think windows 8 is rubbish compared with 7!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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PC should detect printer without software shouldn't it?
Connection is just pc and printer. epson sx510w
Don' t you think windows 8 is rubbish compared with 7!!!!!!!!!!!
No, you have to install the drivers for some printers to be detected. Windows 8 is not rubbish, compared to 7. Epson is one of those companies that you have to install the drivers, before the printer can be detected, or connect via USB to have the computer detect the printer.

In order for Wifi to work. The printer has to be set up with the Wireless Access Point.

Personally I really wish that people would quit blaming Windows. Just because the end user does not want to follow manufacturer instructions for a product.
 

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Yeah, Windows-8 / 8.1 is not rubbish and even that Windows-7 is / was quite good, Windows-8 / 8.1 is much better / faster in a lot of things.

Plenty users sadly judge an OS solely by the look of an UI and completely ignore what's going on under the hood.

:rolleyes:
 

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Never seen any OS that wouldn't detect a WiFi if it's turned on, in range and everything working, might not recognize device but signal must be there.
 

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Never seen any OS that wouldn't detect a WiFi if it's turned on, in range and everything working, might not recognize device but signal must be there.

Yeah, but you still have to setup the printer directly on the printer, like the WiFi-Settings, Wireless-Key etc.pp. and then the Driver / Software is able to find it and install it.

The printer finds in my case my router (and surrounding wireless networks) via WiFi and asks me to which one I want to connect the printer.

In the next step I have to enter my WiFi-Key of the router to be able to connect to the router and then I install the driver's / software of the printer locally, where I get asked if I connect to the printer via USB or WiFi and after scanning for any WiFi-Printer's, the printer comes up and is usable afterwards.

:)
 

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Never seen any OS that wouldn't detect a WiFi if it's turned on, in range and everything working, might not recognize device but signal must be there.

Yeah, but you still have to setup the printer directly on the printer, like the WiFi-Settings, Wireless-Key etc.pp. and then the Driver / Software is able to find it and install it.

:)
Definitely, WiFi has to be on, should send SSID and other side has to be on, detect it and than drivers can be installed. On the other hand installing drivers before trying to connect to device might help, had to do it like that for my new phone.
 

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Never seen any OS that wouldn't detect a WiFi if it's turned on, in range and everything working, might not recognize device but signal must be there.

Yeah, but you still have to setup the printer directly on the printer, like the WiFi-Settings, Wireless-Key etc.pp. and then the Driver / Software is able to find it and install it.

:)
Definitely, WiFi has to be on, should send SSID and other side has to be on, detect it and than drivers can be installed. On the other hand installing drivers before trying to connect to device might help, had to do it like that for my new phone.

I can only speak for Canon Printers in that case, because I didn't use any other wireless Printer's yet.

The way above worked so far on our Surface-3-Pro, Windows-7 / 8 / 8.1 - Desktop-PC's and some Windows-7 / 8 / 8.1 - Laptop's.

I never tried to install a printer on our Lumia 920's and I'm not even sure if it's possible.

:)
 

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    OnBoard Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
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    Asus VE278Q 27" Wide Led Black Full HD 2ms | Dell S2409W 24" 5ms
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    - Intel 520S 240GB/SATA3/R 550MBs,W 520MBs/25nm/3.5"Kit/5yr
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    Corsair AX1200i
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    Thermaltake Level-10 GT LCS
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    EK H3O HFX 240mm Liquid Cooling Kit + 2x EK-480-Rads + GPU-Blocks + Gelid Extreme
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    - Roccat Taito Mid-Size 5mm
    - PC-Master-Race MousePad (yellow)
Never seen any OS that wouldn't detect a WiFi if it's turned on, in range and everything working, might not recognize device but signal must be there.

Yeah, but you still have to setup the printer directly on the printer, like the WiFi-Settings, Wireless-Key etc.pp. and then the Driver / Software is able to find it and install it.

The printer finds in my case my router (and surrounding wireless networks) via WiFi and asks me to which one I want to connect the printer.

In the next step I have to enter my WiFi-Key of the router to be able to connect to the router and then I install the driver's / software of the printer locally, where I get asked if I connect to the printer via USB or WiFi and after scanning for any WiFi-Printer's, the printer comes up and is usable afterwards.

:)

That's the way I setup my HP wireless printer under Windows 7. On a reinstall of Windows 7 I had to install the drivers and software for it to work. It's a different story in Windows 8 though. No drivers needed at all. The printer is detected and installed in the background without me having to do anything. That's with the printer already setup to use my WIFI though.
 

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Never seen any OS that wouldn't detect a WiFi if it's turned on, in range and everything working, might not recognize device but signal must be there.

Yeah, but you still have to setup the printer directly on the printer, like the WiFi-Settings, Wireless-Key etc.pp. and then the Driver / Software is able to find it and install it.

The printer finds in my case my router (and surrounding wireless networks) via WiFi and asks me to which one I want to connect the printer.

In the next step I have to enter my WiFi-Key of the router to be able to connect to the router and then I install the driver's / software of the printer locally, where I get asked if I connect to the printer via USB or WiFi and after scanning for any WiFi-Printer's, the printer comes up and is usable afterwards.

:)

That's the way I setup my HP wireless printer under Windows 7. On a reinstall of Windows 7 I had to install the drivers and software for it to work. It's a different story in Windows 8 though. No drivers needed at all. The printer is detected and installed in the background without me having to do anything. That's with the printer already setup to use my WIFI though.

Do you get that way all functions or only basic printing ?

:)
 

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    2x Gigabyte GTX980-Ti-OC-STRIX-6GB in 2-Way-SLI (1408MHz | Boost: 1544MHz | Memory-Clock: 8000MHz)
    Sound Card
    OnBoard Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VE278Q 27" Wide Led Black Full HD 2ms | Dell S2409W 24" 5ms
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    - Intel 520S 240GB/SATA3/R 550MBs,W 520MBs/25nm/3.5"Kit/5yr
    - Samsung 840 EVO SATA3 500GB
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Constellation SATA3 3TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    -
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    Corsair AX1200i
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    Thermaltake Level-10 GT LCS
    Cooling
    EK H3O HFX 240mm Liquid Cooling Kit + 2x EK-480-Rads + GPU-Blocks + Gelid Extreme
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    Roccat Isku | Logitech G13 | XBox 360 Controller wired | Logitech Dual Action GamePad
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    - Logitech X-210 Speakers
    - Roccat Taito Mid-Size 5mm
    - PC-Master-Race MousePad (yellow)
Drivers for any HW are needed weather you install them yourself or let Windows find them automatically. I got some really old printers working by installing drivers thru "Devices and Printers" in control panel. > Ad a Printer > The printer that I want isn't listed > select the way printer is connected, I went for "Local Printer" because they were HP Laserjet 4 and 1300, and windows downloaded thru internet a list of printers with drivers needed for them. They both work just fine but are just pretty basic ones without many custom modes.
 

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    16GB Kingston 3600
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    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
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    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
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    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Drivers for any HW are needed weather you install them yourself or let Windows find them automatically. I got some really old printers working by installing drivers thru "Devices and Printers" in control panel. > Ad a Printer > The printer that I want isn't listed > select the way printer is connected, I went for "Local Printer" because they were HP Laserjet 4 and 1300, and windows downloaded thru internet a list of printers with drivers needed for them. They both work just fine but are just pretty basic ones without many custom modes.

Ok, I thought so.

It would still help the OP, as the printer would at least show-up.

:)
 

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    G.Skill 16G(4*4G) DDR3-2400 Quad Channel [TDX] F3-2400C10Q-16GTX
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    2x Gigabyte GTX980-Ti-OC-STRIX-6GB in 2-Way-SLI (1408MHz | Boost: 1544MHz | Memory-Clock: 8000MHz)
    Sound Card
    OnBoard Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VE278Q 27" Wide Led Black Full HD 2ms | Dell S2409W 24" 5ms
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    - Intel 520S 240GB/SATA3/R 550MBs,W 520MBs/25nm/3.5"Kit/5yr
    - Samsung 840 EVO SATA3 500GB
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Constellation SATA3 3TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    -
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
    Case
    Thermaltake Level-10 GT LCS
    Cooling
    EK H3O HFX 240mm Liquid Cooling Kit + 2x EK-480-Rads + GPU-Blocks + Gelid Extreme
    Keyboard
    Roccat Isku | Logitech G13 | XBox 360 Controller wired | Logitech Dual Action GamePad
    Mouse
    Roccat Pure Military Dessert Strike | Shogun Bros. Ballista MK-1 | Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Infection
    Internet Speed
    ADSL2+ ~15MBit/s DL | ~1MBit/s UL
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    - Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
    - Plantronics GameCom Commander Headset
    - Logitech X-210 Speakers
    - Roccat Taito Mid-Size 5mm
    - PC-Master-Race MousePad (yellow)
Drivers for any HW are needed weather you install them yourself or let Windows find them automatically. I got some really old printers working by installing drivers thru "Devices and Printers" in control panel. > Ad a Printer > The printer that I want isn't listed > select the way printer is connected, I went for "Local Printer" because they were HP Laserjet 4 and 1300, and windows downloaded thru internet a list of printers with drivers needed for them. They both work just fine but are just pretty basic ones without many custom modes.


Ok, I thought so.

It would still help the OP, as the printer would at least show-up.

:)

Just like if it was a wired connection, system has to see a device, connect to it and read it's BIOS and firmware if it's plug and play device. That's his first problem that has to be addressed before anything works. So, this has more to do with WiFi problem than printer itself. If it has a wired USB connection I would make it work like that first, switching to WiFi would be easier than.
 

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    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Yeah, but you still have to setup the printer directly on the printer, like the WiFi-Settings, Wireless-Key etc.pp. and then the Driver / Software is able to find it and install it.

The printer finds in my case my router (and surrounding wireless networks) via WiFi and asks me to which one I want to connect the printer.

In the next step I have to enter my WiFi-Key of the router to be able to connect to the router and then I install the driver's / software of the printer locally, where I get asked if I connect to the printer via USB or WiFi and after scanning for any WiFi-Printer's, the printer comes up and is usable afterwards.

:)

That's the way I setup my HP wireless printer under Windows 7. On a reinstall of Windows 7 I had to install the drivers and software for it to work. It's a different story in Windows 8 though. No drivers needed at all. The printer is detected and installed in the background without me having to do anything. That's with the printer already setup to use my WIFI though.

Do you get that way all functions or only basic printing ?

:)

It's just a mono laser printer so as far as I know all functions work. My HP All in One installs automatically too, once I turn it on. It's USB. I can scan and print to it no problem from Windows. The photo copier function works too. There are one or two buttons on it that don't do anything without the HP software though. That doesn't bother me enough to make me install the software though. I don't lose any functionality, they are just convenience buttons. I could likely get them working by playing around with the all in ones settings but haven't bothered.
 

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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
That's the way I setup my HP wireless printer under Windows 7. On a reinstall of Windows 7 I had to install the drivers and software for it to work. It's a different story in Windows 8 though. No drivers needed at all. The printer is detected and installed in the background without me having to do anything. That's with the printer already setup to use my WIFI though.

Do you get that way all functions or only basic printing ?

:)

It's just a mono laser printer so as far as I know all functions work. My HP All in One installs automatically too, once I turn it on. It's USB. I can scan and print to it no problem from Windows. The photo copier function works too. There are one or two buttons on it that don't do anything without the HP software though. That doesn't bother me enough to make me install the software though. I don't lose any functionality, they are just convenience buttons. I could likely get them working by playing around with the all in ones settings but haven't bothered.

Thanks for Info !

:)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows-10-Pro-Build-11099.rs1-x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-Build
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770k @4800MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    G.Skill 16G(4*4G) DDR3-2400 Quad Channel [TDX] F3-2400C10Q-16GTX
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX980-Ti-OC-STRIX-6GB in 2-Way-SLI (1408MHz | Boost: 1544MHz | Memory-Clock: 8000MHz)
    Sound Card
    OnBoard Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VE278Q 27" Wide Led Black Full HD 2ms | Dell S2409W 24" 5ms
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    - Intel 520S 240GB/SATA3/R 550MBs,W 520MBs/25nm/3.5"Kit/5yr
    - Samsung 840 EVO SATA3 500GB
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Constellation SATA3 3TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    -
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
    Case
    Thermaltake Level-10 GT LCS
    Cooling
    EK H3O HFX 240mm Liquid Cooling Kit + 2x EK-480-Rads + GPU-Blocks + Gelid Extreme
    Keyboard
    Roccat Isku | Logitech G13 | XBox 360 Controller wired | Logitech Dual Action GamePad
    Mouse
    Roccat Pure Military Dessert Strike | Shogun Bros. Ballista MK-1 | Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Infection
    Internet Speed
    ADSL2+ ~15MBit/s DL | ~1MBit/s UL
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    - Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
    - Plantronics GameCom Commander Headset
    - Logitech X-210 Speakers
    - Roccat Taito Mid-Size 5mm
    - PC-Master-Race MousePad (yellow)
I have a couple of oldies on my lan, I have been 100% successful by using the standard method:

Control Panel - devices and printers - Add a printer
Then "The printer I want isnt listed"
Then "Add a local printer..etc"
Then, if the printer is not in my list, I then apply the "Windows update ", on the same age.This takes a little while, but I am sure that, if not yet, you will see your printer. It will then load what is required automatically., and, in my case, asks if you want to print a test page.
fwiw. I just ran through the basic as above, and I see your printer on the updated list.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
I have a couple of oldies on my lan, I have been 100% successful by using the standard method:

Control Panel - devices and printers - Add a printer
Then "The printer I want isnt listed"
Then "Add a local printer..etc"
Then, if the printer is not in my list, I then apply the "update your list", on the same age.This takes a little while, but I am sure that, if not yet, you will see your printer. It will then load what is required automatically., and, in my case, asks if you want to print a test page.
That's exactly i have been doing it even with Win7 and found drivers for some really odd or old printers. HP is notoriously sloppy when it comes to updating drivers for new OSes. Seems like they are expecting us to buy new printer with every windows change. It wasn't too bad at Win98 > XP and XP> Win7 change, most driver for previous system worked but MS changed the way printer drivers work with Win8. Changes are made so drivers are easier to write but HP doesn't seem to care, which is real pity because some older printers like Laserjet4 were practically indestructible. Our old (than new) LJ4m, printed thousands upon thousands labels for factory productions and had at least two or 3 toner changes a week and was still going strong 4 years later when I left company. I have an old one, that used to work at a hospital, connected to a computer in the basement and is still like new. Not to have driver for it would be almost sacrilege.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
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