Windows will not update the list of printers

When I select Add Printer witout a CD (ie. windows update) it fails and says try again

See: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Install-a-printer

and http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Automatically-get-recommended-drivers-and-updates-for-your-hardware

It is always recommended that get you the drivers for your hardware from the manufacturer site, in this way, you get the right driver and the updated driver.

So, if you try to install a printer without the CD, go to the manufacturer site rather than trying to do it through Windows Update.

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