I have hooked printer to my dell lap top it says its ready makes the sound like it will print then tells me it may not have installed correctly also i do not have a disc or floppy disc

Install the printer software to your thinkpad, load Cd and run the program , do according to the instructions on the window., then connect the printer to complete the full installation.
Make a test print and confirm.

reinstall printer with drivers. That should do the problem

Right click on printer and take its properties, and click on advance tab. from there you will see options. spool print documents, kindly select print directly to printer.


Enjoy

The problem could be because of ONE out of FOUR problems listed below. Try the steps recommended and it should fix the problem.

• Drivers Issue: Try uninstalling the printer drivers using the utility http://ftp.us.dell.com/printer/R166248.zip .Then install the drivers from the support website. Use the link: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&ServiceTag=&SystemID=PRN_INKJET_720&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=
• UAC issue: If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, a feature called User Access Control (UAC) would block the printer communication. Disable it, and it should work. Use the link http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm for tips on how to disable UAC.
• Print Spooler Service Error: Either the service is stopped or not started correctly. Try restarting the printer spooler services on your computer. For tips on how to restart the Print Spooler service, use the link: http://www.ehow.com/how_2319117_restart-print-spooler-xp.html
• Firewall Issue: Maybe your firewall is blocking the connection to your printer. Try allowing access to all applications related to Dell or printer or communication systems under Program Permissions in your Firewall program.

Thanks,
Abhishek

Download driver here. Just select your OS:

http://downloads.lexmark.com/perl/downloads/downloads.cgi

Make sure the drivers are for vista or XP. If not get the correct driversand try again.

use a print hub..so that each computer can see that printer from its own operating system..linksys makes a good one. linksys dot com

I can help you when you tell me witch printer you have.

Sounds like another Vista Bug, i would check the HP site for this issue and if its under warranty, contact HP. If you have alot of Blue tooth devices hooked up, it may be that its trying to use another device in its place or the signals are getting crossed, im not positive.

Its like when you have to many network drives all hooked up and you plug in a USB device, Windows pops up those anoying bubles saying its detected, but in My computer it doesnt show.

So bassically you have to right click my computer, manage, disk management listed uder storage, right click on the device or drive and change the drive letter to something like " W" or " Z" or anything not in use.

It may be a siomilar case with your bluetooth, youo may have to much stuff connected. Try redoing everything like you have so many other times before, and then limiting how many bluetooth devices you have connected at the same time. see if theres a difference.

Hope this helps.

Download the latest drivers from the manufacturer websites rather then relaying on the old cdroms - they are probarbly outdated and made for XP.