Printer Not Responding
Many offices and homes would be stranded without printers. Printers help people in printing communication documents such as letters, memos contracts and so on. Some people use printers to print photos as well. However, there times when printers fail to work as required. During such occasions, the user receives the printer not responding message.
Printers may fail to work when a number of devices which are very active share the same USB Root Hub as the printer. This usually causes the streaming of data to be interrupted (shared requests of IRQ) as well as the receiving load to be timed out. The device then looses sync. This causes it to hang and one will need to reset it.
Data inputs belonging to the device that the USB port is driving can pull peaks of more peak current than the USB port can handle. This can cause the printer to hang as well. If such a situation occurs the user should get a USB hub that is externally powered, that has its own power supply between the printer and the USB port. Attaching one’s print drivers to inappropriate ports can lead to the printer not responding message as well. Configuring printer drivers can help solve the problem. Sharing bandwidth may also cause the printer not to work as well. It is advisable for the user to check their security settings of their wireless router.
Some people fail to connect their printers to computers directly and this may cause the printer not responding message. One should make sure that the cable connection between their computer and printer is done directly and correctly through a USB hub. A print job that stalled in the queue for printing may cause problems in the printer as well. It is advisable for the user to clear any printing jobs in the queue before proceeding with the printing. In some Windows, print jobs fail to start printing if the queue for printing is paused or is set to Use Printer Offline.
If several printers are configured to be used by one computer, the printer one is using may fail to work as the user may not have configured it to be the default printer of the windows being used. One should check to see if their printer is configured in the correct manner to avoid the printer not responding response. They should also check for active software in the background that might impede communication between the printer and computer.
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