Finally got the HP 6L printer to work with Vista (64 bit)

I have no idea as I had been through the Add Hardware and Add Printer for Vista Home Premium (64 bit). When I would try to print I would get the "error" on the 6L printer. I had no problem with the HP 7500 series printer.

I had tried to use the USB port on my Belken USB 4 port hub. No good. I tried the USB port on the back of the tower. No good. In frustration I hooked the USB cable to the USB port in the front of the tower. Viola. It works and has for several tries.

Do the usb sockets on the back of your tower work with other periferals?
Go into device manager to see if there is a problem.

No the USB (both) sockets both work fine with all my other devices. I've got several USB leads for other devices including the HP 7500 multi function printer tied into a Belken multi socket port that all work fine.

The only thing that may be causing this is the difference between use 1 and 2.
In the manual does it state that there are two different types of USB on the mobo?

If when you say manual you mean for the HP 6L this printer is over 10 years old and I lost the manual who knows when.

Everything except the HP 6L works on all four USB sockets and the Belken socket port.

At this point while I'm not wild about the USB cord in the front of the tower my printer works which makes me happy.

The printer uses usb 1 and not 2.
If your motherboard has different standards of usb ports this may explain the problem.
If you are happy that your printer is working then let me know and I will mark this thred as solved.

Understand I'm an absolute neophyte as it respects computers.

If there is a "simple" way to change I'd be interested. If involves anything complicated or taking the tower apart I'll live with the USB port in the front.

I really do appreciate your time in researching this matter.

What is the motherboard model you are using?

As for what the motherboard is I have no idea but it's got a Intel Pentium processor at 2.6Ghz.

The cpu info is of no use, is the computer self built or from a shop?
If it is from a shop the make and model will do and I can work out what motherboard you are using.

These are the specs from my system tools. It's a HP bought from Best Buy, model p6610y. I hope this is the information you need.
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OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name OWNER-PC
System Manufacturer HP-Pavilion
System Model NY429AA-ABA p6110y
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz, 2600 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 5.39, 5/6/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6001.18000"
User Name Owner-PC\Owner
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 1.99 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.01 GB
Total Virtual Memory 12.1 GB
Available Virtual Memory 10.3 GB
Page File Space 6.28 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

The model number of your system is the P6110Y.

There are 4 USB on the back and 2 on the front.

• Manufacturer: HP
• Part number: NY429AA#ABA
• Description: The HP Pavilion p6000 desktop PC series delivers all round performance and impressive ease-of-use, all wrapped up in a classic, timeless design.

• General
• Type Personal computer
• Recommended Use Home use
• Product Form Factor Tower
• Built-in Devices LED panel
• Localization English / United States
• Desktop type Budget desktop system
• Processor
• Type Intel Pentium E5300 / 2.6 GHz
• Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
• 64-bit processor Yes
• Installed Qty 1
• Max processors supported 1
• Mainboard
• Chipset type Intel G33 Express
• Data bus speed 800 MHz
• RAM
• Installed Size 6 GB / 8 GB (max)
• Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• Memory speed 800 MHz
• Memory specification compliance PC2-6400
• RAM form factor DIMM 240-pin
• Storage Controller
• Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated
• Storage
• Floppy drive type None
• Hard Drive 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
• Hard Drive (2nd) None
• Hard Drive (3rd) None
• Optical Storage
• Type DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Serial ATA
• CD / DVD read speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
• CD / DVD write speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 12x (DVD?R DL)
• CD / DVD rewrite speed 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
• Disc Labeling Technology LightScribe Technology
• Optical Storage (2nd)
• Type None
• Storage Removable
• Type None
• Monitor
• Monitor Type None.
• Graphics Controller
• Type Integrated
• Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA 3100 Shared video memory (UMA)
• Audio Output
• Type Sound card - Integrated
• Sound card name Realtek ALC888S
• Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround
• Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio
• Speaker(s) None

• Input Device
• Type Mouse, Keyboard
• Keyboard
• Keyboard interface USB
• Mouse
• Mouse technology Optical
• Mouse interface USB
• Audio Input
• Type None
• Telecom
• Modem Fax / modem - PCI Express x1 - Plug-in card
• Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
• Networking
• Networking Network adapter - Integrated
• Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
• Printer
• Type None
• Expansion / Connectivity
• Expansion Bays Total (Free) 3 ( 2 ) x 3.5", 2 ( 1 ) x 5.25"
• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x PCI, 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16, 2 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1, 1 ( 0 ) x Processor, 4 Memory - DIMM 240-pin
• Interfaces 6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 front, 4 rear ), 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 2 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm ( 1 front, 1 rear ), 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - RCA, 1 x Audio - SPDIF input, 3 x Audio - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
• Power
• Power device type Power supply
• Power provided 250 Watt
• Operating System / Software
• OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
• Software Drivers & Utilities
• Card Reader
• Card reader 15 in 1 card reader
• Supported flash memory cards RS-MMC, miniSD, Microdrive, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCardplus, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MultiMediaCardmobile, CompactFlash Card type I, CompactFlash Card type II

The only thing I can think of it to look in your bios to see what the usb ports have been set to. Some bios allow the ports to work with 1 and 2, these are hi speed ports so that is where I would look.

I really do appreciate the effort. Thank you.