Go to printers and faxes, click on the Dell 946 printer, select preferences. Check the box, print in Black & White.

 

Please remember that you still need Dell Series 5 ink cartridge in place for the printer to function.

 

Dell Series 5 ink cartridges have a sensor in them that cannot be reset. Article on refilling Dell ink cartridges.

 

Dell Series 5 ink cartridges can be purchased at Staples, Walmart or Dell's Website.

Thank you for your very prompt reply.  Howver, there is no box to tick for black and white printing.  Immediately above the box for borerless, where it should be, is blank.  Do I need an updated software?

It should unzip itself when you double click on it. If not try the .exe version of 7zip

Try re-installing the printer this way and then see if the box is there.

 

Disconnect your printer. Download and run this patch to completely remove the printer from your computer.

 

Restart your computer.

 

Download the proper drivers.

 

XP Drivers

 

Vista 32-bit Drivers

 

All other drivers

 

 

Install the proper drivers. You'll be prompted when to connect your printer(powered on)

 

 

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.

Thanks again for your reply; and I'm sorry if I'm being dim but this patch downloads a zip file R166248 and when I click 'extract' nothing happens.  Part of the instruction tells me to go to Run and type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R166248 but I get a message saying windows cannot find that file. 

 

I'm not very comfortable with zip files, and am only using the evaluation version to unzip this file.

Hi again, I think I managed to unzip the file and remove the software.  However, I note that the driver link you sent me is for a 926, whereas I have a 946, and the 'fixes and enhancements' is for Vista.  Is this the correct driver?

My apologies for not getting back to you to thank fo resolving my technical problems - all working now!!

 

 

Thanks for all your help - I managed to download the correct driver and can now tick the box for 'black and white printing' only.

 

However, I now have 2 separate issues arising:

 

1. The desktop 'icon' for the All-in-One Centre isn't the actual icon, it's a sheet of paper with a blue header.  When I double clicked it I received a message 'Windows is looking for DLCIaiox.exe'.  I then tried to look for the file in the driver folder that I downloaded, and the icon has now changed to the blue hammer and red implement on a blue 'E' background and when i click it, it tries to run R131945.exe - what have I done?

 

2. The second issue relates to a laptop that is part of my home network.  Although I never changed any settings on the laptop, it now asks me to install a driver when trying to print (I have rembered to select printer sharing on the main pc, but don't see the laptop's name in the printers folder.

 

Thanks for your continued help.

The post above has beed edited for the correct

 

Patch

 

XP Drivers

 

Vista 32-bit Drivers

 

 

Sorry for the error. The patch may still do the same job, but just in case use the new items.

No, I will edit the post above, sorry.

1. The hammer is the program after you unzipped it. Double click on the hammer and follow the instructions. Also delete the old icon, or it may be replaced with the new installation of the drivers.

 

Install the drivers, choose network and select the proper way you're connected to the network. If that doesn';t work, then try this...

 

Printer Sharing on XP/Vista Network

Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer.

Choose Add a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.

A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name.

Type in the \\computername\printername or \\ipaddress\printername