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Are you getting “Driver not installed” errors when you try to print after upgrading to Windows 7 when your printer worked fine while you had Windows Vista? The cause of this problem is that the drivers are out of date and can be easily fixed by downloading and installing the latest printer drivers. In this article, we’ll explain these drivers and then walk you through the process of downloading and installing new ones.

Printer drivers 101

Windows requires a specific type of software to communicate with your printer; this software is your drivers. Without the correct ones, Windows cannot communicate with your printer. Sometimes when you have many updates or have upgraded to a newer version of Windows, you may need to update to a newer version of the printer drivers for your printer to work properly.

How to download and install the latest printer drivers

The first thing to do is take a good look at your printer and note the make and model of the printer. Some printer manufacturers: Canon, HP, Lexmark, Epson, and Samsung. Model examples: HP Deskjet D2660, Canon Pixma MP560, and Lexmark Interact S605. The make and model will be on the printer somewhere.

1. Once you have the make and model, do a web search and find the manufacturer’s website.
2. On the manufacturer’s website, you need to choose where to go. For example, on Canon’s site, you will have to choose “Consumer and Home Office”, while on Epson’s site, you will choose “Printers and All-in-One”.
3. From here, you should see Drivers and Support or some similar menu option, click on the menu and choose your option.
4. Now you will be able to choose your model. Is it your all-in-one printer? A laser printer? These are all the things you may need to know as they are ways that manufacturers can classify their printers.
5. Once you find your controller, you will want to save it to a location that you will remember. Also, before hitting save, take a look at the file type. Does it end in exe?
6. If the file you saved is an exe file, just double click the file and it will update to the latest printer drivers. If the file ended up in anything else, you still have several steps left.
7. Go to Start.
8. Choose Control Panel.
9. Devices and printer.
10. Right-click on the printer and open Properties.
11. Select the hardware tab.
12. Click the Properties button.
13. Click on the Advanced tab.
14. Click New Driver.
15. Complete the steps in the Add Printer Driver Wizard.

An easier way to update the latest printer drivers

Technology is always looking for ways to make life easier for us. Today we have software that will go through the process of finding, downloading and installing the latest printer drivers. Either way, it is a good idea to learn the safest and most effective ways to update your computer.

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