windows 10 dell 725 printer drivers not found

#Windows 10 dell 725 printer drivers not found install#
#Windows 10 dell 725 printer drivers not found update#

My gut tells me that this is a windows problem, not a Dell printer driver problem. Dell 725 Personal Inkjet Printer Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP. I have removed the printer and re-installed it many times. meaning the 'communication not available' message. I bought a new laptop today and it was not an HP, even though my last four were HP. This is very disappointing that that a company like HP can not get us a driver that will work with Windows 10. The printer works fine in this case. Following the retrograde back to Windows 8.1, I upgraded her computer again back to Windows 10. Uninstalled and reinstalled the software, drivers, reset the printer to factory defaults, and updated printer firmware. Connect the printer at this time (powered on).

#Windows 10 dell 725 printer drivers not found install#

Install the XP drivers in the XP Compatibility mode Youll get a message, the printer is not connected. I restarted it anyway. I also ran 'sfc /scannow' on her computer and no problems.Īs part of this troubleshooting, I removed the Windows 10 upgrade from her computer, making it Windows 8.1 again. Download the XP 32-bit drivers for Windows 7 32-bit or the XP 64-bit drivers for Windows 7 64-bit. I checked the print spooler service and it's running, no problems. Posts, I disabled the firewall on her computer. I verified that both computers are using the same printer driver. If I move her Dell V305 printer over to my computer, it works fine (so the printer driver is compatible with Windows 10). So there is no problem with the cable or USB hub. I moved my HP 1020 laser printer over to her computer and used the same USB cable (and same USB hub) and the HP 1020 works fine. Connected to my wife's upgraded computer I get the 'communication not available' error. If I connect my wife's Dell V305 printer to

For her, after the upgrade, the V305 printer does not work, giving the 'communication not available error.

#Windows 10 dell 725 printer drivers not found update#

In Device Manager window, expand categories and locate the device that you wish to update the driver for. I upgraded both my computer (Windows 7 professional) and my wife's computer (Windows 8.1) to Windows 10. Open Windows 10 Control Panel by pressing Win+X (Windows key windows key 3 and X key) at the same time and clicking Control Panel. Nothing in any of these posts has helped me resolve the problem with my wife's Dell V305 printer generating the 'communication not available' message. The printer 'communication not available' post has been posted several times before.