Specified service does not exist as an installed service

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EarlDutton

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Since installing Windows 10 the message in the subject field appeared when I tried to connect my printer to a new network after changing my router

My laptop also no longer recognises printer when I connect it via USB (though it did 2 weeks ago) so I was not able to do use the USB connection to set up the printer

I have a HP Photosmart C4780 printer and went onto the HP site and downloaded new software and drivers and tried to set printer up as a new device as could find no way to configure it to a new network. The message "specified service does not exist as an installed service" still appeared


all I wanted to do was re- configure the printer to the new network!!!



in the end I had to reconnect old router to be able to print wirelessly.

any advice as need to update my router as current one is not functioning well and at some point I will need to replace it

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