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Ricky's avatar
Ricky
Tutor
8 years ago

Printer problem...Brother MFC-240C

I have aquired a Brother MFC-240C printer. I can not get it to print. I did not get a install disk with it. I can see the printer. The printer will make a copy of something so it will work. I just don't have the driver, I guess, to make it print. A chat with Brother says there are no drivers for Windows 8.1 with this printer. They mentioned something about a generic driver.

 

Can anyone help me make this printer work with my OS?

    • Ricky's avatar
      Ricky
      Tutor

      I have but the updates failed. Trying them 1 by 1 now to see which one fails. I know the Brother one failed. Sounds like a project tomorrow.

      • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
        C0RR0SIVE
        Associate Professor

        Have you tried to manually add the printer and manually select the driver like we used to have to do back in Win98 days...?

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV

    Might there be an issue with the USB cable?  Have you tried it in a different USB port?  

    • Ricky's avatar
      Ricky
      Tutor

      I just tried a different USB port and still no go.

       

      Windows does have some updates that are needed but they keep failing. Trying to figure that out 1st since maybe that is the problem right there. Attachment is what shows for printers.

       

      Problem solved...... I was not choosing the right printer to print to. Hahahaha. I must have taken a stupid pill this morning. Thanks for the help guys.

       

       

      • GabeU's avatar
        GabeU
        Distinguished Professor IV

        Ricky wrote:

         

        Problem solved...... I was not choosing the right printer to print to. Hahahaha. I must have taken a stupid pill this morning. Thanks for the help guys. 


        I look at everything as a learning experience and something that will help you next time.  :)