Alex needed to scan a signed lease agreement. The deadline was in an hour. He plugged his trusty Canon MX490 into his laptop, opened the scanner app, and got the dreaded message: “No scanner detected. Driver not found.”
Panic set in. He’d had the printer for years. Where was the CD? He didn’t even have a CD drive anymore. driver canon mx490
The final screen said: “Installation complete. Registration is optional—skip it.” He skipped. Alex needed to scan a signed lease agreement
The installer asked: His printer was on Wi-Fi. He chose “Wireless Setup” and pressed the Wi-Fi button on his MX490’s front panel until the light flashed. The installer found the printer in 30 seconds. Driver not found
Instead of clicking the first “Driver Download” ad he saw (which would likely install a virus), Alex remembered a rule his tech-friend taught him: “Only get drivers from the horse’s mouth.”