Installing a Network Printer on Vista 64

[RobFJ]

I've got an HP Laserjet 2200D directly connected to a pc that runs Server
2003. That printer is working fine as does printing to it from a couple of
networked pc's running XP Pro. (Port name is DOT4_001.)

However, I've just got a new desktop pc that runs Vista 64 and I'm having
difficulty connecting it as a network printer.

If I go through the conventional route of first automatically finding the
printer on the network then the printer is found OK but the instal fails
when the correct drivers can't be found; if I download the Vista 64 file of
drivers from the HP site and point the printer install to the folder where
the unpacked inf files are, I get another message back saying the correct
driver can't be found.

Can SKS tell me what I need to do to get the printer working from my vista
pc

Tx

 

[Richard Urban]

Seems like you need the correct 64 bit printer drivers installed on the
Vista computer. Go to the printer manufacturers website to hunt these down.

 

[ray]

I've got an HP Laserjet 2200D directly connected to a pc that runs
Server 2003. That printer is working fine as does printing to it from a
couple of networked pc's running XP Pro. (Port name is DOT4_001.)

However, I've just got a new desktop pc that runs Vista 64 and I'm
having difficulty connecting it as a network printer.

If I go through the conventional route of first automatically finding
the printer on the network then the printer is found OK but the instal
fails when the correct drivers can't be found; if I download the Vista
64 file of drivers from the HP site and point the printer install to the
folder where the unpacked inf files are, I get another message back
saying the correct driver can't be found.

Can SKS tell me what I need to do to get the printer working from my
vista pc

Tx

Interesting. I just installed two network printers on a new Ubuntu 8.04
install with no muss, no fuss, no bother and no additional drivers. The
printers were a HP laserjet and a Samsung color laser.

 

[Gordon]

Interesting. I just installed two network printers on a new Ubuntu 8.04
install with no muss, no fuss, no bother and no additional drivers. The
printers were a HP laserjet and a Samsung color laser.

What model is the Samsung?

 

[Ian D]

I've got an HP Laserjet 2200D directly connected to a pc that runs Server
2003. That printer is working fine as does printing to it from a couple of
networked pc's running XP Pro. (Port name is DOT4_001.)

However, I've just got a new desktop pc that runs Vista 64 and I'm having
difficulty connecting it as a network printer.

If I go through the conventional route of first automatically finding the
printer on the network then the printer is found OK but the instal fails
when the correct drivers can't be found; if I download the Vista 64 file
of drivers from the HP site and point the printer install to the folder
where the unpacked inf files are, I get another message back saying the
correct driver can't be found.

Can SKS tell me what I need to do to get the printer working from my vista
pc

Tx

For PCL6 the HP file for Vista x64 is HP-UPD4_1PCL6-x64,
or HPUPD41PCL6x64, same file. It's a universal installer that
will detect the printer and install the correct driver. I've installed
a B&W and a color laser using this driver with no problems.
For PCL5, use the HPUPD41PCL5x64 file. There's also a
postscript vesion.

After you download, and extract the files, run the install.exe, and
follow the procedure. If it doesn't automatically detect the printer,
enter its IP address. Besides the driver, you will have the printing
preferences tabs for the particular printer, in the printing window.

 

[ray]

What model is the Samsung?

I believe it is a clp 550.

 

[RobFJ]

Thanks Ian

I got almost to the end.....<but>

I've got the universal driver (64 bit) installed on my workstation. The
printer wasn't found automatically probaby because it is connected to the
server via a usb cable (so has no IP address) - But I was able to pick it
up through the 'printer shares' option with \\Server\Laserjet.

However, when I click 'Check Status', I get the message back 'Unable to
Communicate with the Printer.'

..... and that's as far as I can get.


Any more ideas and support are welcome

Rob

 

[Ian D]

Thanks Ian

I got almost to the end.....<but>

I've got the universal driver (64 bit) installed on my workstation. The
printer wasn't found automatically probaby because it is connected to the
server via a usb cable (so has no IP address) - But I was able to pick it
up through the 'printer shares' option with \\Server\Laserjet.

However, when I click 'Check Status', I get the message back 'Unable to
Communicate with the Printer.'

.... and that's as far as I can get.


Any more ideas and support are welcome

Rob

Have you tried printing a test page? You may be able to talk
to the printer, but it may not be able to find you back through
the print server.

 

[RobFJ]

I eventually solved the problem by installing the HP2200 as a local printer
on my vista 64 pc - then I went into its printer properties/ports/add port
and added a standard tcp/ip port using the server ip address and printer
name.

That last bit took a bit of getting right in terms of correct syntax - but I
found an easy way - take it from a workstation that already connected
successfully to that printer.

Then I found an even better way - I bought a second hand original HP printer
server card from e-bay at less than 10% of its original retail price <G>

HTH