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48hccd9
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MX882 Preview before printing unavailable, greyed out-unchecked. Need preview, how to get back?

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Hi 48hccd9,

 

Reinstalling the driver should resolve this issue. To do this, please follow these steps:

 

 1.  Press the Windows key on your keyboard and the letter R, then let both go.

 

 2.  In the Run window, please type CONTROL PANEL and click OK.

 

 3.  Click on View devices and printers (or Devices and printers, depending on your view).

 

 4.  Right click the Canon MX880 series and left click on Remove device.  Repeat until all MX880's are removed.

 

 5.  In the upper left corner, click on Control Panel (or the Back button).

 

 6.  In Control Panel, click on Uninstall a program (or Programs and features, depending on your view).

 

 7.  Click once on "Canon MX880 series MP Drivers" and then click Uninstall at the top.

 

 8.  Follow the on screen prompts to uninstall the driver.  When you click Complete,  the driver is uninstalled.

 

 9.  Once done, please reboot your computer.

 

When your computer restarts, we will reinstall:

 

 1.  Please use the following link:

 

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/support-inkjet-printer/mx...

 

 2.  Click the Select button next to "MX880 series MP Driver Ver. 1.02 (Windows)".

 

 3.  Click the Download button.  The drivers will download.

 

 4.  Once the download is complete, open your downloads folder.  To access this, press CTRL and J, then let both go.

 

 5.  Double click "mp68-win-mx880-1_02-ea24.exe" to begin the installation.

 

 6.  Follow the on screen prompts to reinstall.

 

Once the installation has completed, please enable "Preview before printing":

 

 1.  Press the Windows key on your keyboard and the letter R, then let both go.

 

 2.  In the Run window, please type CONTROL PANEL and click OK.

 

 3.  Click on View devices and printers (or Devices and printers, depending on your view).

 

 4.  Right click the Canon MX880 series and left click on Printing Preferences.

 

 5.  Place a check mark next to "Preview before printing".

 

 6.  Click Apply and then OK.

 

882.jpg

 

 

 

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Danny
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windows 10 version “1909,” 

Hi 48hccd9,

 

Reinstalling the driver should resolve this issue. To do this, please follow these steps:

 

 1.  Press the Windows key on your keyboard and the letter R, then let both go.

 

 2.  In the Run window, please type CONTROL PANEL and click OK.

 

 3.  Click on View devices and printers (or Devices and printers, depending on your view).

 

 4.  Right click the Canon MX880 series and left click on Remove device.  Repeat until all MX880's are removed.

 

 5.  In the upper left corner, click on Control Panel (or the Back button).

 

 6.  In Control Panel, click on Uninstall a program (or Programs and features, depending on your view).

 

 7.  Click once on "Canon MX880 series MP Drivers" and then click Uninstall at the top.

 

 8.  Follow the on screen prompts to uninstall the driver.  When you click Complete,  the driver is uninstalled.

 

 9.  Once done, please reboot your computer.

 

When your computer restarts, we will reinstall:

 

 1.  Please use the following link:

 

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/support-inkjet-printer/mx...

 

 2.  Click the Select button next to "MX880 series MP Driver Ver. 1.02 (Windows)".

 

 3.  Click the Download button.  The drivers will download.

 

 4.  Once the download is complete, open your downloads folder.  To access this, press CTRL and J, then let both go.

 

 5.  Double click "mp68-win-mx880-1_02-ea24.exe" to begin the installation.

 

 6.  Follow the on screen prompts to reinstall.

 

Once the installation has completed, please enable "Preview before printing":

 

 1.  Press the Windows key on your keyboard and the letter R, then let both go.

 

 2.  In the Run window, please type CONTROL PANEL and click OK.

 

 3.  Click on View devices and printers (or Devices and printers, depending on your view).

 

 4.  Right click the Canon MX880 series and left click on Printing Preferences.

 

 5.  Place a check mark next to "Preview before printing".

 

 6.  Click Apply and then OK.

 

882.jpg

 

 

 

Did this answer your question? Please click the Accept as Solution button so that others may find the answer as well.

Thanks.  Your instructions also corrected two computers with different printing issues on network.

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