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Installing Printer
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After having worked out my other problems about scans thanks to all who helped. I am now trying to connect my printer wirelessly to my new laptop. It is always coming up as failed it has however connected with eprint. But I cannot get it to install all the software as is on my other laptop so I can scan and print from my laptop.It is an envy 5530 printer and windows 10 laptop Anyone help me?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.To install the basic drivers for your printer onto a laptop, download and run this file:
https:/ /ftp.hp .com/pu b/softl ib/soft ware12/ COL4781 7/mp-11 5841-6/ EN5530_ Basicx6 4_198.e xe
To install the other software associated with your printer (which isn't actually required for basic printing), download and run this file:
https:/ /ftp.hp .com/pu b/softl ib/soft ware13/ COL3937 6/lj-16 6432-4/ HPEPrin tAppSet upx64.e xe
To connect your printer to your router (from where, in turn, it can connect to your laptop), press the Wireless button on your printer and hold it in until the light starts flashing. Then, within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your router. (That, of course, assumes that your router has got a WPS button; most have nowadays. It also assumes that you're not trying to use 'wireless direct', which bypasses your router but can add unnecessary complications. If either of those doesn't apply, please post again).
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To install the other software associated with your printer (which isn't actually required for basic printing), download and run this file:
https:/
To connect your printer to your router (from where, in turn, it can connect to your laptop), press the Wireless button on your printer and hold it in until the light starts flashing. Then, within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your router. (That, of course, assumes that your router has got a WPS button; most have nowadays. It also assumes that you're not trying to use 'wireless direct', which bypasses your router but can add unnecessary complications. If either of those doesn't apply, please post again).
On Windows 7 (Windows 10 may be slightly different) I just:
Select "Devices and Printers" from the Windows menu
Select "Add a printer" from the resultant window.
Select "Network, Wireless Printer"
When offered a list of printers select the make and model of yours.
This will download and install the drivers from the internet.
Once Windows has download basic drivers within minutes it may then download the full suite of software that gives you scan etc (this is what my Epson does)
I don't have to download any software "in advance" to do this, Windows just finds the drivers, I guess from it own database of drivers..
Select "Devices and Printers" from the Windows menu
Select "Add a printer" from the resultant window.
Select "Network, Wireless Printer"
When offered a list of printers select the make and model of yours.
This will download and install the drivers from the internet.
Once Windows has download basic drivers within minutes it may then download the full suite of software that gives you scan etc (this is what my Epson does)
I don't have to download any software "in advance" to do this, Windows just finds the drivers, I guess from it own database of drivers..
buenchico I have already got smart app on but can't print from there. It shows smart app symbol and printer on screen but I cannot get it set up like my other laptop so that I can scan print etc from computer. My other one has a list of what I can do on the software under HP in programs. If I scan from printer I can get it on new laptop but cannot get it other way round. Think I am confusing myself here. Where it says connect wirelessly choose printer to connect envy 5530 then it says failed.
I give up I got as far as add printer it said was added as printed test page. I then went on to add software and download drivers it said which seemed to be downloading but then came up with smartscreen cannot be accessed right now in windows defender to give permission to run please check internet.
It is very important to install the printer in a perfect way, for that, it is very important to go with a proper suggestion for internal proper connection of the printer with the https:/ /router techsup port.ne t/links ys-cust omer-se rvice/ proper setup process, and then check all the properties of the settings of the printer and started to printing.
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