topic Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop in Printer Software & Networking

PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

torriy94 — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:32:22 GMT

So I'm trying to connect my cannon all in one printer to my new laptop. However, my printer originally came with a CD to download to my laptop. My current laptop doesn't have CD rom, and I don't know to connect with new laptop I have Cannon Pixma MX452, any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:11:29 GMT

Welcome.

You can download all files here:

Canon Support for PIXMA MX452 | Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

torriy94 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:59:47 GMT

ty.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

torriy94 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:02:20 GMT

I've been trying for hours, and I wasn't successful.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:13:24 GMT

I don’t understand. Do you mean you want to the website, selected file to download and it didn’t download?

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

torriy94 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:45:35 GMT

yes did all that, and I think its saying my printer could be outdated.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

jrhoffman75 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:37:39 GMT

What operating system and version are you using?

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

torriy94 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:15:49 GMT

window 10, I was able to connect printer, however, everything is manual, not wireless, so it takes a lil longer, my scanner I have to do it manually.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

torriy94 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:25:47 GMT

yes did that. Maybe I need to update my software on my printer.

Re: download wireless all in one printer,fax,scanner without CD, To new new laptop

torriy94 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:31:27 GMT

yes did that, however, the scanner part I'm having issues with, b/c the previous laptop info was connected to my printer via CD rom, my current one doesn't have cd rom, and I don't know how to put new laptop to printer. I was able to connect printer via USB, scanner via USB, and I know you can do wireless

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

damonph — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:17:24 GMT

I'm having the same issue, new laptop with no DVD/CD slot, and can't connect to my Pixma MX452 printer that I've had for years. My computer "sees" the printer, but it said that drivers weren't available. I came to the Canon website and was able to download and run the executables to load the drivers, but printing attempts result in a response that the drivers aren't available and it says my printer is off line even though it isn't. I have a 5 year old desktop computer that easily connected wirelessly to the printer, so I don't understand why I can't connect the laptop

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:22:32 GMT

@damonph wrote:

I'm having the same issue, new laptop with no DVD/CD slot, and can't connect to my Pixma MX452 printer that I've had for years. My computer "sees" the printer, but it said that drivers weren't available. I came to the Canon website and was able to download and run the executables to load the drivers, but printing attempts result in a response that the drivers aren't available and it says my printer is off line even though it isn't. I have a 5 year old desktop computer that easily connected wirelessly to the printer, so I don't understand why I can't connect the laptop

What operating system on the laptop?

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

damonph — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:34:24 GMT

windows 11

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:41:47 GMT

@damonph wrote:

windows 11

Canon doesn’t list a driver for W11.

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

damonph — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:47:44 GMT

So that makes the printer obsolete for any new computers, when my desktop dies, I'll have to dispose of a perfectly good printer/scanner

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:28:52 GMT

@damonph wrote:

So that makes the printer obsolete for any new computers, when my desktop dies, I'll have to dispose of a perfectly good printer/scanner

You can try this: 5 Ways to Fix Printer Driver Is Unavailable Error on Windows 11 - Guiding Tech

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

damonph — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:29:56 GMT

Thanks for all your attempts to assist, but none of those options worked. On the first one, my printer isn't showing an error, it shows that the printer is idle even though it is not. One the second one, I just downloaded the latest drivers from the Canon website a couple hours ago. The third option doesn't work because my printer doesn't show up when I open the "print queues" list. The fourth option doesn't navigate as shown in the instructions, so I don't know how to get to the firewall setting. When I key in "Control Panel", it opens up a different page that includes things like system and security, network and internet, hardware and sound, etc. The fifth and last option doesn't work because my Windows version is already up to date. Are there any other possible solutions?

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:42:16 GMT

It seems to be a Windows problem that they need to fix.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-24h2-misery-continues-as-microsofts-buggy-update-is-now-breaking-printers-especially-on-copilot-pcs

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

damonph — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:11:04 GMT

Wow, Windows 11 has been around a few years, you'd think they'd already have fixed it. Thanks for the help, thankfully I still have a Windows 10 desktop computer and can work with that for now.

Re: PIXMA MX452 How to install drivers without CD drive

damonph — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:13:40 GMT

BTW, our main home is in Texas, but we also have a place in Laconia. I see you're about an hour away in Conway.