Re: HP1012 and Access XP

Who forced you to move to Vista?

"Ed" <sathered@wvi.com> wrote in message
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> Due to eight year old PC blown fan and burn mother board. I was FORCED
> to move to Vista.
>
> After multiple Blue Screen and other hassle, I finally got Office XP
> to install on my Dell 360 desktop.
>
> Office seems to work except for the known screw over by M$ about
> passwords to Outlook and printer problems with Access.
>
>
> Access seems to work ok. However I sometimes can't print or use print
> preview. I say sometimes because depending of which Print or Preview
> Icon you use ie ON TOP or DROP DOWN MENU, It may or may not work Most
> it doesn't work.
>
> However if I use the HP Photosmart 7350 using a HP 5550 driver as
> default printer. Everything works fine.
>
> So I am assuming like scores of other folks, I got issues with HP1012
> and Vista.
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> ED
>
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I just looked at a new Compaq on the HP website that ships with XP.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/series/c.../computer_store

"Ed" <sathered@wvi.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dell Computer is preloaded with Vista. M$ is closing out XP. PLEASE
> don't waste bandwidth on STUPID RESPONSE.
>
>
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 15:29:32 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
> <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>Who forced you to move to Vista?
>>
>>"Ed" <sathered@wvi.com> wrote in message
>>news:3goe2495psn095rilr57am4a4ohus66k37@4ax.com...
>>> Due to eight year old PC blown fan and burn mother board. I was FORCED
>>> to move to Vista.
>>>
>>> After multiple Blue Screen and other hassle, I finally got Office XP
>>> to install on my Dell 360 desktop.
>>>
>>> Office seems to work except for the known screw over by M$ about
>>> passwords to Outlook and printer problems with Access.
>>>
>>>
>>> Access seems to work ok. However I sometimes can't print or use print
>>> preview. I say sometimes because depending of which Print or Preview
>>> Icon you use ie ON TOP or DROP DOWN MENU, It may or may not work Most
>>> it doesn't work.
>>>
>>> However if I use the HP Photosmart 7350 using a HP 5550 driver as
>>> default printer. Everything works fine.
>>>
>>> So I am assuming like scores of other folks, I got issues with HP1012
>>> and Vista.
>>>
>>> Any suggestion?
>>>
>>> ED
>>>
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Dell supplies PC's with WinXp
If as you say scores of other folks have problems with this printer, but
using a different printer / driver works, then perhaps change the printer

"Ed" <sathered@wvi.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dell Computer is preloaded with Vista. M$ is closing out XP. PLEASE
> don't waste bandwidth on STUPID RESPONSE.
>
>
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 15:29:32 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
> <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>Who forced you to move to Vista?
>>
>>"Ed" <sathered@wvi.com> wrote in message
>>news:3goe2495psn095rilr57am4a4ohus66k37@4ax.com...
>>> Due to eight year old PC blown fan and burn mother board. I was FORCED
>>> to move to Vista.
>>>
>>> After multiple Blue Screen and other hassle, I finally got Office XP
>>> to install on my Dell 360 desktop.
>>>
>>> Office seems to work except for the known screw over by M$ about
>>> passwords to Outlook and printer problems with Access.
>>>
>>>
>>> Access seems to work ok. However I sometimes can't print or use print
>>> preview. I say sometimes because depending of which Print or Preview
>>> Icon you use ie ON TOP or DROP DOWN MENU, It may or may not work Most
>>> it doesn't work.
>>>
>>> However if I use the HP Photosmart 7350 using a HP 5550 driver as
>>> default printer. Everything works fine.
>>>
>>> So I am assuming like scores of other folks, I got issues with HP1012
>>> and Vista.
>>>
>>> Any suggestion?
>>>
>>> ED
>>>
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