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Please can someone help me, my printer would not show as online, I uninstalled and now cannot reinstall, what am I doing wrong, please can someone give me an idiots guide to installing, I have a Dell desktop computer (an all in one type), only bought last year and I have no idea what I am doing....Please 

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Hi @Candy261

 

Welcome to the HP Support Community.

 

 I understand that your printer shows offline. I'd like to help!

 

Follow the steps below. 

 

A printer status of "Offline" displays on the computer and the printer does not print.

Figure : Printer status "Offline" in Devices and Printers

  • When the printer status is "Offline," it indicates that the computer cannot communicate with the printer. This issue can occur for various reasons, such as the following:
  • The printer is turned off
  • The network cable or USB cable is disconnected
  • The printer is set to "Use printer offline"
  • The following symptoms might also be present:
  • The printer does not respond
  • The printer icon(s) status is offline or greyed out
  • The default printer driver has been changed
  • Unable to find printers or other devices on the network
  • File and printer sharing is disabled
  • Network port IP address changed or is reset
  • The network loses connection with the printer after it enters sleep mode

 

Please go through the document for the remaining steps. 

 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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Elohi_NR
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Hi @Candy261,

 

As we did not hear from you, 
I'll be closing this case for now. If you need further assistance, feel free to reach out to us. 

 

Have a great day! 

Elohi_NR
I am an HP Employee
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