Printer shows offline despite being connected via USB to PC Epson L3150

[JordanSkye]

Epson L3150 is connected through USB to a Windows 10 computer and appears offline in the Control Panel - Devices and Printers menu. In Needle Drive, Driver says Ready. I am able to use the printer on board menu of the printer and not windows. I have done print queue clearing, restart of Print Spooler service, downloading the latest Epson driver on their site, and experimented with various USB ports/ USB cables. The same printer is quite good when connected to my laptop through USB. Is it a windows permission problem, local port mapping problem or corrupted spooler files? Any Precise registry keys or process of rejoining printer to a USB port?

 

[marcowayne]

Oh, the traditional printer has a life and does not want to speak to the Windows system! Not to worry you are not alone, Epson L3150s could get a temper from time to time. This is likely to happen and a few things you can consider:

Although your printer performs well on its own menu and the other laptop, windows turns a little dramatic with USB printers. It may be permission oroxygen, recalcitrant local mapping of ports, or perfection itself, wailing spooler files. These are a silly but an accurate check-list:

• Check the USB port and cable twice - Windows PCs are a pain even when it's working in other places. Try a direct port (avoid hubs).
• To reset the printer - Click on the Devices and Printers, Uninstall, then un plug and plug and then add the printer again.
• Empty the Spooler Drive bosswise - Kill spooler service, empty all files in C:Windows system32 spool PRINTERS restart service. Windows will thank you.
• allocate the appropriate USB port - Sometimes windows allocates a bizarre virtual port. On Printer Properties - Ports, ensure that it is pointing at the correct USB001 or USB 002.
• Check driver permissions - Right click driver in device manager -properties- Driver tab- Update/Reinstall. Running as Admin never hurts.
• Registry magic (disabled, advanced) - Boldly only: Go to: HKEYLOCALMACHINE/SYSTEM/currentcontrolset/control/print/printers and add any strange orphaned remnants there that may be around as a result of earlier installations. Backup first!

Your printer is not really the problem: it is just Windows that requires you to pick her up. It normally discusses with a mixture of reinstalling and clearing out the spooler and inquiring ports. And bear in mind that printers have moods occasionally + coffee will work.