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wireless printers - can you use just with usb lead?

talisker

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Posted February 24, 2013 at 10:09PM

I am looking to buy a Canon Pixma - MG5450 which is wireless. Wireless function on PC bust so for now just want to use connected with standrad USB cable< anyone know if this is ok? many thanks

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Nontek

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Posted February 24, 2013 at 10:29PM

Simple answer - Yes!

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northumbria61

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Posted February 24, 2013 at 10:33PM

Yes

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onthelimit1

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Posted February 25, 2013 at 8:58AM

But you can still connect it to the router wirelessly and print from your cabled PC.

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Ian in Northampton

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Posted February 25, 2013 at 9:36AM

I gave up on my HP printer's wireless capability and now have it connected successfully via USB.

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Chronos the 2nd

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Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:45AM

Ian in Northampton

I have only ever owned one HP printer,never again, nothing but problems and as for trying use it wirelessly, it never happened. Bunged it on Freecycle a fortnight after I bought it and went back to Epson.

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Ian in Northampton

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Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:21PM

Chronos: I too am a lifelong Epson fan. HP is what happens when you let your wife buy you technology... She took offence at the number of cables under my desk, and decided that my birthday was the ideal opportunity to start to do something about it.

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Chronos the 2nd

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Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:24PM

Ah yes,women and technology,bless em.

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lotvic

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Posted February 25, 2013 at 2:41PM

Chronos the 2nd, Aye, bless 'em, they've a lot to put up with.. ;-)

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