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How to Troubleshoot “Printer Cannot be Contacted Over the Network” Issue in Windows PC

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Sometimes you cannot print from a device that you have added as a network printer. After running the Windows printer troubleshooter for your printer, the troubleshooter cannot solve the problem and displays an error message: The printer cannot be connected to the network.

What causes “Cannot communicate with the printer over the network”?

The printer’s IP address is dynamic: This is not always a problem, but some printers behave badly if their IP address is not static, so make sure you change it.

Key services are disabled: The functioning of the printer depends on several services, especially if it is a network printer. Make sure that all required services are enabled. read more

How to Troubleshoot Printer Keeps Printing Documents in an Inverted Color Scheme Problem on Windows PC

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So, you’ve just bought, plugged in, and configured a new printer, but when you print a document you find that it has an upside-down color scheme or format. Ironic, isn’t it? That means the background is black and the text is white, but that’s the opposite of your documents.

What makes a printer print documents in an inverted color scheme?

  • An outdated printer driver.
  • Incorrect printer configuration.
  • Incompatibility with the system.

How to solve the problem when the printer prints documents in an inverted color scheme?

Launch the printer troubleshooter read more

Fixed: Printer that continues printing documents in an inverted color

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Sometimes you may need to print a document in “negative” format. This means that everything will print in reverse order: black will print as white, and white areas as black. This is especially useful if you are editing your output with a camera.

In other cases, you may need to print a mirror image of the output, which is useful if you are creating output for photo transfer processes or screen printing. There are several ways to create negative output, and they all involve the printer driver. read more