Why can't I print?

JohnJSal

Active Member
After installing Windows 7, when I try to print I get the message "An unknown error occurred while printing." According to my Windows Update history, the drivers for my Dell Inkjet 720 have been installed (though dated 2006). But I couldn't find any Windows 7 drivers on the website.

Does this sound like a driver issue? If so, would the Vista drivers work?

Thanks.
 
I see you posted on Dell's forum, did you follow any advice that was given to you?

http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/19304874.aspx

No, not yet. I did download the drivers he recommended, but I haven't followed the other steps yet because I wanted to get a clearer picture of what might be the problem. What he suggested seemed much more Vista-oriented (with the patch and all) and frankly, he didn't seem sure that it would even work. I don't want to mess anything up by blindly trying out his suggestion.

(And given that Windows Update already installed drivers, I wasn't sure if that was even the problem, so I thought I'd ask here just in case.)
 
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