James King <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I am currently using a 10-year old HP laserjet 2100 printer but it is
> dying.

In what way? Those aren't bad printers, and some things are inexpensive
to fix.

> So I am looking for a printer.
> For printing cover papers (70 -80 lb), the output should be in the rear.
> Otherwise, the paper will be curled excessively.
> Could someone advise me which monochrome laser printer (s) allows to print
> papers out in the rear.

Most of them, at least if they're not bottom-end. The LaserJet 4050 has
a similar footprint but is taller. A better printer, too.

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

James King <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Thanks Warren.
>
> Here is a problem: HP 4050 and 2100 come with a parallel connector, not a
> USB connector.
> I am looking for similar printer(s) which comes with USB connector.
>
> The reason is as follows: Yesterday, I received a new Dell desktop computer
> (XPS 8000) with Windows 7. The tower does not have a parallel connector.
> So I need USB-laser printer.

If you're otherwise happy with the printer, USB to parallel adapters are
cheap. For example:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812156005

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

James King <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I got the USB to Parallel (UTP) adaptor last Friday afternoon.
> I downloaded most updated drivers for HP LJ 2100 laser printer from HP
> website.

Please stop top-posting, it makes replying to your messages more
difficult.

You most likely do not need the HP drivers. One that will work with the
LJ2100 should be included with the operating system. There are three
that come with Vista, so 7 should have them also.

Connecting the USB to parallel adapter should cause Windows to detect
it and add a port. Then you can manually add a printer, select the
driver, and set the port.

In Vista, this goes:

Control Panel
Add A Printer
Add A Local Printer
Use an existing port: USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB)
Install the printer driver
HP
HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6 (or PCL 5, or PS)

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

James King <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> "Warren Block" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> James King <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> I got the USB to Parallel (UTP) adaptor last Friday afternoon.
>>> I downloaded most updated drivers for HP LJ 2100 laser printer from HP
>>> website.
>>
>> Please stop top-posting, it makes replying to your messages more
>> difficult.
>>
>> You most likely do not need the HP drivers. One that will work with the
>> LJ2100 should be included with the operating system. There are three
>> that come with Vista, so 7 should have them also.
>>
>> Connecting the USB to parallel adapter should cause Windows to detect
>> it and add a port. Then you can manually add a printer, select the
>> driver, and set the port.
>>
>> In Vista, this goes:
>>
>> Control Panel
>> Add A Printer
>> Add A Local Printer
>> Use an existing port: USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB)
>> Install the printer driver
>> HP
>> HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6 (or PCL 5, or PS)
>>
>
> I sense that the problem has to do with UTP adaptor not driver. As
> described in the previous post, Win 7 did not accept Vista x64 driver, but
> accept XP x64 driver.

Those drivers did not come with your Windows 7. They are not native and
may not work.

> But it failed in printing (without prompting any error). This
> suggests the problem with the UTP adaptor.

Did Windows recognize the adapter?

The description suggests a driver problem, or possibly it's trying to
print to a parallel port because HP drivers don't expect that printer to
be installed on a USB port. Please uninstall all of them and try the
steps above.

> Now, I am looking for a new laser printer. James

Since you already have the adapter, it costs nothing but time to try it.
OTOH, if you really want a new printer, that's all right too.

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

I think you're just hung up on bottom posting because you are so used to
being under North Dakota that you just expect everything to be underneath.

;-)

Art

Warren Block wrote:

>
> Please stop top-posting, it makes replying to your messages more
> difficult.
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Warren Block <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>James King <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I got the USB to Parallel (UTP) adaptor last Friday afternoon.
>> I downloaded most updated drivers for HP LJ 2100 laser printer from HP
>> website.
>
>Please stop top-posting, it makes replying to your messages more
>difficult.

I'm glad to see you have overcome the problem quite successfully.
Well done!

>You most likely do not need the HP drivers. One that will work with the
>LJ2100 should be included with the operating system. There are three
>that come with Vista, so 7 should have them also.
>
>Connecting the USB to parallel adapter should cause Windows to detect
>it and add a port. Then you can manually add a printer, select the
>driver, and set the port.
>
>In Vista, this goes:
>
>Control Panel
>Add A Printer
>Add A Local Printer
>Use an existing port: USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB)
>Install the printer driver
>HP
>HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6 (or PCL 5, or PS)
>

Cheers, Phred.

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Additional note: if the included drivers in Windows 7 aren't adequate,
HP does have Windows 7 universal drivers that should work with the
LaserJet 2100. The first two are PCL5 and PCL6, which should work with
all LJ2100s. The third is the PostScript driver, which will only work
with LJ2100m or models that have the additional PS DIMM. Careful,
ridiculously long URLs...

Windows 7 32-bit
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=4062

Windows 7 64-bit
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=4063

You will probably have to manually select the appropriate port (USB001
or something similar) where the printer is attached.

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA