My annoying HP C6180 All-In-One printer

[W. eWatson]

In Dec. 2009 I moved from XP to Win7. Around April I decided to attach
my HP C6180 printer. As I recall if worked fine. About 2-3 months ago,
it could not be found. I re-installed the drivers. It worked for about
two weeks. I finally tried again, and installing the drivers didn't
help. After a very long exchange with HP of about 10-12 messages, I got
a clue in one of them that I had to shutdown a couple of programs, which
I had never heard of, before the install. It worked. Two weeks later it
didn't work.

The complaint I get from the program is that my device installation is
incomplete. I'm asked to plug in the USB cable (I'm using an ethernet
cable), and re-run the setup program from the CD. In my case, the CD is
for XP, so probably the Win7 download I have.

In any case, I'm very hesitant in going through this 45 min+ install
procedure to get it right. Anyone else dealt with this and found a
permanent solution?

 

[Sparky]

Have you downloaded the appropriate Windows 7 Drivers from the HP Site ?

I'm confused by your statement..

In my case, the CD is for XP, so probably the Win7 download I have.

 

[W. eWatson]

Have you downloaded the appropriate Windows 7 Drivers from the HP Site ?

I'm confused by your statement..

In my case, the CD is for XP, so probably the Win7 download I have.

Directly from their site. I have only an XP CD.

 

[MD34]

After a very long exchange with HP of about 10-12 messages, I

Always a good idea.

When I install an especially large or complex program, I go to Taskman and close
everything I can identify and still run.

 

[Priam]

Always a good idea.

When I install an especially large or complex program, I go to Taskman and close
everything I can identify and still run.

Windows is a pain. When I want to print:

1) Connect printer to a wall outlet

2) Conenct printer to computer

3) CTRL + P

 

[Andrew Rossmann]

The complaint I get from the program is that my device installation is
incomplete. I'm asked to plug in the USB cable (I'm using an ethernet
cable), and re-run the setup program from the CD. In my case, the CD is
for XP, so probably the Win7 download I have.

Since you are using the Ethernet connection, it could be a firewall-
related issue. You may need to allow some driver-related programs full
access, or allow the IP address range of your home network full access.

 

[bahrouz]

i think win 7 will have the driver for your printer , let win7 install
the driver delivered with it, it should work that way ,dont install
the xp version driver ,let win7 discover it and provide the driver