Try reinstalling the printer driver. Disconnect the printer from the PC. Remove the current printer driver from Add/Remove Programs. Load the printer driver

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. Reboot the PC when done. Reconnect the printer.

Thanks for replying, Chris!

I am on a conference in Holland at the moment, and will be in Canada on a business trip for two weeks after that, and then back in Holland for another week. So I'll be back home (in Denmark) in the beginning of february, and will take a look at the problem when I am home and finally have some time on my hands.

This message is just for your information, as you so requested in your last reply in red letters, Chris.

Thank you for your time, I will respond to your solutions once I have tested your proposals.

Stay healthy!

Cheers,
Ulrik

Also, the Quick Launch Utility has 4 default options.

Clicking the "Status Window" button says that "There are no printers installed on this system".

Clicking the "Tool Box" button says that "There are no printers installed on this system".

Clicking the "Updater" button executes but says that "Updates are not necessary".

Best regards,

Ulrik

Got home this weekend, had a little time to test with your printer solution, albeit with no luck. :(

Did this, in sequence:

1) Unplugged printer

2) Uninstalled all Dell Printer software (drivers + management tools, etc.)

3) Rebooted PC

4) Installed several software programs (Open Printer Driver, Driver, etc.)

5) Rebooted PC

6) Nothing changed.

By the way, the update driver you referred to tells me that "there are no drivers that needs to be updated".

Also, the Firmware updater executes fine but is not able to find any printers on my network.

I have tried installing just about every piece of driver and software I could find in the "Drivers & Downloads" section on Dell's support webpages, and although the printer seemed to be installed, there is still no "connection" between the printer and my PC.

It "feels" as if the USB connection might be the cause, but then the PC would never have found the Dell Printer at any time by using the "Start - Devices and Printers" tab button in the Windows 7 OS.

So that can't be the issue.

I am running out of ideas. :/

PS: Could you perhaps give me one (or more) direct links to the ONLY software that is absolutely minimum requirement to install and run the printer (I suspect that would be the standalone printer driver itself)?

Thank you!

Best regards,

Ulrik

Ok, first of all... WOW!

Second of all, I feel like the biggest idiot on planet earth right this moment (and I probably am too!).

I solved it.

I just observed that I had accidentally plugged the square end of the USB cable into the bloody ETHERNET port instead of the USB port!

LOL!

Thanks for trying, Chris!

You may laugh at me now! :(

Best regards,

Ulrik