Computer / Router / Adapter Issue? ?

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[billt]

I brought this one back rather than start a new thread. I got the computer / router / adapter issue fixed, and everything runs OK now. What I wanted to know is if any of you guys have 2 printers set up on 1 computer???

I have an extra printer, (it is an HP just like everything else on my system), that I would like to hook up. All I need to do it is a longer USB cable which I can get anywhere. If I plug this thing in will it work???, or will I have to run the driver disk to install the operating software for it?

Question 2 is if I do that, will I screw up the current HP printer I'm using because of conflicting software??? That is what was causing my router / adapter issues. The Netgear software was "fighting" with the Microsoft software. Netgear said "turn on", then the Microsoft software said "turn off". I got rid of the Microsoft "built in" software in the system, and now it works fine.

If this is a simple "plug and play" install, I'll try it. But if you guys think I'm going to wind up with a big headache, I won't bother.  Bill T.

[david86440]

I run multiple printers and have no issues at all. Each printer has its own driver and all I do is select which printer I want to use when the print dialog box comes up.

If its on a USB port it will identify it and look for a driver or you can go to "printers and faxes" and click on "add printer".

[billt]

I'm going to give it a shot. I don't think I can screw things up too bad. If they have language built into the operating system that says things like, "Add A Printer", they have already anticipated that guys like me who know just enough to be dangerous, are going to try these kind of things.       Bill T.

[Timothy]

It's fine to have two identical printers on a PC as long as they have different names in the printer list.  It will prompt you to set a default printer.  After that, any time you just hit the printer icon, it will print to the default printer.  To print to the other printer, go to "file", "print" and choose another printer from the list.

It should all be available in the help files for the operating system.

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[billt]

I just finished the install successfully! I went to Radio Shack and bought a 10' USB Printer Cable, and had to go to HP's website to download a current driver that was compatible with Windows 7, 64 Bit. It downloaded fine, and installed fine. I checked function of both printers, and both are up and running. Everything went fairly easily, thank God.      Bill T.

[Pathfinder]

I just finished the install successfully! I went to Radio Shack and bought a 10' USB Printer Cable, and had to go to HP's website to download a current driver that was compatible with Windows 7, 64 Bit. It downloaded fine, and installed fine. I checked function of both printers, and both are up and running. Everything went fairly easily, thank God.      Bill T.

Now you need a real challenge. Make one of the printers wi-fi, not cabled.      

You need a little card plugged into the remote printer, and then go ahead and set it up.

Let us know how it went . . . .   

[billt]

Now you need a real challenge. Make one of the printers wi-fi, not cabled.      

You need a little card plugged into the remote printer, and then go ahead and set it up.

Let us know how it went . . . .   

Actually the first printer is a wireless model, I just didn't see the need or advantage to setting it up that way. So I used the USB cable that came with it. Melanie has the same exact printer on her desktop. We probably could have just bought the one and shared it, but the things are so cheap we just went ahead and bought 2. A pair of color and black & white ink cartridges cost almost as much as the printer! The one I just hooked up can FAX as well, which is nice to have. It was useless to just have it sitting. Especially because I've got 2 extra ink cartridges for it.  Bill T.

[blackwolfe]

Printers can be very cheap to buy sometimes.  They make the money on supplies, ink, toner, etc.  I have actually bought good printers cheaper on clearance or with rebates than I could buy replacement ink cartridges for.  I have had good luck using this companies aftermarket ink cartridges:
http://www.123inkjets.com/?KID=g_ui99AEEp