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Peter M
Like many, I'm fed up with HP not supporting Photosmart printers in Vista
except a few diff high end or 4x6 printers. Here's how I got mine to work as
a 990c if you're having problems getting it to work. Install the XP drivers
and follow the instructions like you would in XP. It wont find the printer
or you can just not plug in the usb and cancel. Look in device manager and
you should have 2 setting (if you see a 3rd setting, HPG something or other
you'll have to monkey around so you only have the 2 IEEE 1284 listed)... the
first being IEEE 1284.4 compatible printer and IEEE 1284.4 devices. In the
compatible printer one, update the driver and choose I'll install from a
list. Install the IEEE 1284.4 compatible printer. In IEEE devices, update
the driver, choose from the list and select USB Printer support. Now device
manager should refresh and the 2 IEEE settings should vanish. IN the USB
hubs sections there should be a setting USB Printer Support. If so all is
now good. Go into control panel/printers and add from the list, select HP
and choose the 990c. Once it is installed go into the 990c properties, go to
Ports and select USB virtual printer port. Now try to print a test page. If
it prints ok, go back in to device manager, and there should be a photosmart
printer under the yellow ?. Disable it and that'll stop vista from finding
your photosmart on every bootup.
except a few diff high end or 4x6 printers. Here's how I got mine to work as
a 990c if you're having problems getting it to work. Install the XP drivers
and follow the instructions like you would in XP. It wont find the printer
or you can just not plug in the usb and cancel. Look in device manager and
you should have 2 setting (if you see a 3rd setting, HPG something or other
you'll have to monkey around so you only have the 2 IEEE 1284 listed)... the
first being IEEE 1284.4 compatible printer and IEEE 1284.4 devices. In the
compatible printer one, update the driver and choose I'll install from a
list. Install the IEEE 1284.4 compatible printer. In IEEE devices, update
the driver, choose from the list and select USB Printer support. Now device
manager should refresh and the 2 IEEE settings should vanish. IN the USB
hubs sections there should be a setting USB Printer Support. If so all is
now good. Go into control panel/printers and add from the list, select HP
and choose the 990c. Once it is installed go into the 990c properties, go to
Ports and select USB virtual printer port. Now try to print a test page. If
it prints ok, go back in to device manager, and there should be a photosmart
printer under the yellow ?. Disable it and that'll stop vista from finding
your photosmart on every bootup.