Printers won't print photos from my computer

Anonymous
2010-03-23T20:53:54+00:00

A few months ago I could print photos or any text from my computer. Then all of a sudden a month or so ago I couldn't get the computer to print photos from itself. I then changed to another printer and it worked for only a couple of times ,then it also wouldn't print photos. I very seldom print text but someone on here said something about whether it printed text or not. They also said to try re installing the printer. I did reinstall and it still won't print photos from the computer but will print text. Iv'e tried going through different places to print but makes no difference. It says it's printing but the printer won't do anything. This also happens on my laptop. Could it be Vista screwing with things?Could I have missed a download? My husbands laptop works fine with the same printers.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-05T17:31:09+00:00

    I do understand what rustynailranch is saying because I am having the same problem with my HP photosmart 2610.  It will print text, but not photos.  It did not run out of paper or ink.  I don't think amiroof knows the answer so he is giving you idiot advice.  I guess I can't find an answer to my problem here since it seems the "help" can't even understand the problem.

    I think you will need to check this...

    OK. here we go.. Check this:

    When you print a photo .... in print dialogue box... there should be options or properties for your default printer.... After you found it, go there and see if you have to set printer manually to print in colors for photos..

    There should also be some tools there to help you to check that if your printer is working.

    If this did not help... Could you please let me know that what is the program that you use to open and print photo with? is it windows gallery?

    I tried all of this as well and nothing is working. I can not print photos from my computer either. I went to my HP website (I have a HP photosmart) and there was nothing there either. On the Windows help and support, this is the only thread I found and it isn't working either. Very frustrating.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-07-20T20:41:21+00:00

    I do understand what rustynailranch is saying because I am having the same problem with my HP photosmart 2610.  It will print text, but not photos.  It did not run out of paper or ink.  I don't think amiroof knows the answer so he is giving you idiot advice.  I guess I can't find an answer to my problem here since it seems the "help" can't even understand the problem.

    I think you will need to check this...

    OK. here we go.. Check this:

    When you print a photo .... in print dialogue box... there should be options or properties for your default printer.... After you found it, go there and see if you have to set printer manually to print in colors for photos..

    There should also be some tools there to help you to check that if your printer is working.

    If this did not help... Could you please let me know that what is the program that you use to open and print photo with? is it windows gallery?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-07-19T17:44:47+00:00

    just to clarify. . . I request the print job, the computer says its been sent to printer que, but printer never (not slow, NEVER) prints the job.  When I look in printer que, there is nothing listed as pending.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-07-19T17:43:23+00:00

    I do understand what rustynailranch is saying because I am having the same problem with my HP photosmart 2610.  It will print text, but not photos.  It did not run out of paper or ink.  I don't think amiroof knows the answer so he is giving you idiot advice.  I guess I can't find an answer to my problem here since it seems the "help" can't even understand the problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2010-03-25T22:50:18+00:00

    I uninstalled my epson and got online , reinstalled it and still have the problem.

    make sure that ur printer has color ink!!!!

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