USB printers are not recognized02.09.2015
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Affected Printers |
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Cause |
The operating system does not recognize the printer modell. An automatic installation is not possible. |
The printer is listed in the Windows Device Manager in the category Other Devices. |
Troubleshooting |
If a suitable driver for new printer models is missing, please choose Generic / Text Only for eXtra4 software.
Older printers have an outdated firmware. hier an Firmware-Update is necessary. |
New Windows versions need specific USB-ID, which older firmwares do not supply.
After an Windows Update, this can happen to a formerly working device. |