I have had the exact same problem with an HP F4240 printer. I chatted
with HP tech support who assured me it was not the printer or the
drivers because the printer would work fine on the local machine. They
said the problem was on the local machine or the laptop I was trying to
print from wirelessly and referred me to a third party site for software
that guarenteed they could fix the problem for $40.
I thought thanks but no thanks and started Googling solutions. I tried
free 3rd party repair wizards, Microsoft repair wizard and a manual fix,
all with no success. Finally in order to illiminate the possibiity it
was the local machine, I installed another printer that I knew worked on
the network and could be accessed wirelessly. No problems, that
eliminated the local machine and laptop as the issue
The new printer I installed was also an HP, model 5610v. I don't think
the model is relevent other than it worked. But here is the catch. I
wondered if the new drivers would trump some of the files from the
original printer and decided to retest the original printer. Bingo, it
now worked fine. I took it one step further and diconnected the second
printer, but left the basic drivers still installed. Success. The
original printer works fine over the wireless network.
Buttom line, it's possible certain model printers from certain
manufactures have this problem interfacing with the O/S and others
don't. Try adding drivers from the same manufacture for printers you
know work properly and see if they also overwrite the files causing the
problem. I appreciate this is by no means a clean solution and an easy
fix for all, but I know it solved one man's problem. Good Luck!
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