Operating system for the 720

 

make and model printer and how it's connected.

Printer is Dell 720 connected via USB port

Dell DIMENSION DIM3000

OS is windows XP home 2002version XP2

 Also..printer is printing black pages

 installed new cartridges Black and color

 reinstalled drivers

 still no print except for a light red that appears during test print.

 

 Question was about Dell Printer Solution Center disappearing. Cant understand if its a software problem or what.

Try re-installing the printer this way first and see what the results are.

 

Disconnect your printer. Download and run this patch(it's ok, is for Vista but works with XP) to completelt remove the printer from your computer. Restart your computer.

 

Download the latest XP Drivers for the 720. Install the drivers. You'll be prompted when to connect the printer.

 

Not much in the manual about the printing.

 

Sometime the ink cartridges become clogged from non-usage. fireberd suggests soaking the ink cartridges in a pan of shallow warm warter for 10 minutes and dab dry. It the print quality is still wrong, suggest buying a new Dell series 1 ink cartridge from Staples, Walmart or Dell's Website. Dell's ik cartridges have a sensor in them and cannot be refilled. Refilling them causes problems. Please read this article.

THANKZ FOR YOUR HELP PUDGYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY GOT MY PRINTER TO PRINT. STILL WORKING ON GETTING THE SOLUTIONS CENTER TO STAY VISIBLE BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THE PRINTER. YOU DA MAN!:)

The Dell All-In-One Center is in the drivers package, so you should have it.

 

Open the Dell All-In-One Center.

 

Start, all programs, Dell Printers, 720 printer, Dell All-In-One Center

 

Click on copying and scanning, update the list of applications to send scans to. Add whatever programs you'd like.

 

 

Scanning

Scanning using USB connection, open the Dell All-In-One Center, click on scanning and copying and scan from there.

Scanning wirelessly, use the scan buttons on the printer.