Wednesday P.S.

I was successful finally with getting the printer to talk to my laptop...when things don't seem to be working as they "should"...check the back of the printer one more time and make sure that you have the USB cord plugged into the right place! After I changed where it was plugged in it started working...imagine that! Perseverance paid off...but it wouldn't have been necessary if I had plugged the cord in correctly in the first place!