Russ,

Just tried a reinstall with the laptop plugged into a USB port.  Tried 
setting it up both for a wireless connection to the network and directly 
connected to the USB port.  Neither way worked, the only thing that seems to 
work is when I have the laptop (XP) is wired directly to the router. Then it 
sees the printer and will print documents.  That must mean the printer 
wireless connection is seeing the router.  Both desktops (one W7 one XP) 
are also hard wired to the router and have no problem with the printer.  The 
wireless connection to the router from the laptop gives internet access so 
that part is OK.  The printer only sees the router through the wireless 
connection so that's OK.  The thing that is failing is the laptop wireless 
to router to printer connection.  Now it's possible a wireless connection 
from the desktops to the router would also fail but I don't have a wireless 
card in either of them.  I have a spare desktop that has a wireless card so 
I'll try that next for curiosity.

Bob

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From: "Russ Poffenberger" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:43 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] laptop does not see network printer

> Hi Bob
>
> I have found that with these wireless printers you have to connect the 
> printer to the computer via USB and run the install disk.
>
> Once you go through the install process, you can disconnect the cable and 
> you will be ables to access it wirelessly.
>
> Russ Poffenberger
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