hp 6960 shows in error state. Printer is connected to wifi. Computer connected to wifi.

[kcrut1]

The printer was printng wirelessly 3-4 days ago. Now everytime i go to print receive Error State message.

I have run diagnostics. Printer and laptop are connected to my wifi. i can copy and print test pages, but when send print request from laptop to printer still receive Error State message. How do i fix the error state? Thank you.

[Jeet_singh]

@kcrut1,

Welcome to the HP Forums 🙂

I see from your post that you are getting an error message while printing from your HP OfficeJet printer. Don't worry we'll work together to help you find a solution.

To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details:

Have you recently made any changes on the printer before the issue started?

Have you tried to run HP Print and Scan Doctor?

How is the printer connected? USB/Wireless

Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the printer drivers?

In the meantime, let's try these steps here: 

Please make sure that the printer is connected directly to the wall outlet and not to the surge protector.

With the printer turned on, disconnect the power cord from the rear of the printer and also unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

Remove USB cable, if present.

Wait for 2-3 minutes, press and hold the power button on your printer for about 30 seconds to remove any additional charge.

Now plug back the power cable straight to a wall outlet without any surge protector or an extension cord and then plug back the power cord to the printer.

Turn on the printer and wait till warm-up period finishes and the printer is idle.

If you are facing any issue while using the printer then try using HP Print and Scan Doctor (PSDR). PSDR is an automated tool which can diagnose and resolve printing and scanning problems. Please go to this link: HP Printers - Using HP Print and Scan Doctor (Windows)  to download and run HP PSDR. Once you open the program, select your printer and click on “Fix Printing” to automatically diagnose and fix the issue.

If the issue persists, I would suggest here is to uninstall and reinstall the printer software.

• Press “Windows key” + “r” to get the “Run” window.
• Type "services.msc" to get Services – Go to “Print spooler” – Right-click and “Stop” the service.
• Now again open "Run" - Type “spool” and ok - Go to PRINTERS folder - delete everything in that folder.
• Go to services again - Start the print spooler.
• Now check for issue resolution.
• If the issue persists, also try clean installing the printer drivers. Here are the steps:
• First, unplug the USB cable from the printer if present.
• Go to Control panel – Programs and feature – Select all the HP Officejet printer entries and uninstall them.
• Now go to Control panel – Devices and printer – Select all the printer entries and remove the device.
• Press the "windows key" + "r" to get the "Run" window open - Type "printui.exe /s" (There is a space between .exe & /) and press enter.
• Under print server properties, go to drivers - remove any entry there as well.
• Again, go to the Run window, type – “c:/programdata” – Go to Hewlett Packard folder, remove any printer related folders & files.
• Restart your computer.
• Please click here to download and install the software.
• Connect the USB cable if prompted and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Please let me know if this resolves the issue, or if you require further assistance!

Eagerly waiting for your response!

that said, If the information I've provided was helpful, 

give us some reinforcement by clicking the solution and kudos buttons, 

that'll help us and others see that we've got the answers!

Good Luck.

[kcrut1]

Good afternoon and thank you for your response.

I download and ran the scan doctor then uninstall and re-installed drivers and programs for unit.

Found that the unit was connecting to a WIFI address in our home that we don't use. Once connected to correct WIFI with correct IP address, print worked fine. I don't know what happened, unless the update chose the WIFI with the Ip address we don't use.

Your assistance and response was very helpful and thank you for the detail and specific instructions. It made my work on the troubleshooting go smoothly.

Kcrut1

[Jeet_singh]

@kcrut1,

I'm glad to hear you found the solution you were looking for.

Thanks for taking the time to let the community know about the solution

You've been great to work with and it has been a genuine pleasure interacting with you.
I hope both you and your product works great and remain healthy for a long time 😉 

that said, If the information I've provided was helpful, 

give us some reinforcement by clicking the solution and kudos buttons, 

that'll help us and others see that we've got the answers!

Good Luck.