Dell A920 Printer Not Working On Vista

Jbenekeorr · 04-03-2008, 03:31 PM

Hi, i have sold my Grandad our printer (Dell A920 All In One) when i came to install it on his laptop (Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile on Vista Basic) It all installs fine and when i come to printing it says *in a very irritating voice* 'Error in communicating with printer'. I have tried all the steps to no avail (not that they ever work!) I have tried downloading the vista drivers but the same error message appears. The only troubleshooting step i can think of involves a wooden mallet, an air rifle and half a Ton of swiss cheese ... but lets not go into that.

Any help appreciated, James

fred333 · 04-07-2008, 06:43 PM

Sounds like an issue with a driver.

Jbenekeorr · 04-07-2008, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fred333

Sounds like an issue with a driver.

Hi Fred! welcome to the forum (though im a bit of az n00b myself)
Yeah i think its the drivers thats causing it but its the dell drivers themselves that arent working.

04-03-2008, 03:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jbenekeorr Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leicestershire, UK Age: 15 Posts: 38	Dell A920 Printer Not Working On Vista Hi, i have sold my Grandad our printer (Dell A920 All In One) when i came to install it on his laptop (Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile on Vista Basic) It all installs fine and when i come to printing it says in a very irritating voice 'Error in communicating with printer'. I have tried all the steps to no avail (not that they ever work!) I have tried downloading the vista drivers but the same error message appears. The only troubleshooting step i can think of involves a wooden mallet, an air rifle and half a Ton of swiss cheese ... but lets not go into that. Any help appreciated, James __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4800+ \| 2GB DDR2 PC2-5300 \| ATi Radeon HD3850 256MB \| 200GB Maxtor SATA-300 \| Antec Earthwatts EA380 \| Windows Vista Ultimate x86 \| CyberSnipa Intelliscope gaming mouse \| Saitek Eclipse II gaming keyboard

04-07-2008, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
fred333 New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CO Posts: 22	Sounds like an issue with a driver. __________________ Going through comp TIA training right now.

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