Vista - Printer driver neededfor HP Photosmart printer...help

**stox** · 08-22-2008

I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64.

I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help?

I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it

HP themselves suggested just setting the printer up manually in Vista as a deskjet 970cse.. this gave me the idea for the above trick. But when i tried this the test page came out garbled

where as in XP the test page printed fine.

I know the printer is getting old but it works perfectly well and i'm loathed to bin it . So is there anyone out there who can point me in the direction of any other drivers i could use other than the official xp 32 bit software driver on the HP website which doesn't work.

Thanx in advance.
Steve.

08-24-2008

"stox" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:9d856cd15fa073a7d6389bb0d6978200@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

> I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a
> dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64.
>
> I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same
> method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help?
>
> I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a
> deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it

The Deskjet 990 driver is probably a better match for the Photosmart 1218.
Use Add Printer, add it as LPT1: using the built-in driver in Vista nd then
change later to the USB port if needed.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

**stox** · 08-24-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Headrick

"stox" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:9d856cd15fa073a7d6389bb0d6978200@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

> I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a
> dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64.
>
> I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same
> method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help?
>
> I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a
> deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it

The Deskjet 990 driver is probably a better match for the Photosmart 1218.
Use Add Printer, add it as LPT1: using the built-in driver in Vista nd then
change later to the USB port if needed.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

Thanx Bob, i will give that a go. I will let you know how i get on.

**stox** · 08-27-2008

Thanx again Bob, It worked

10-24-2008

"stox" wrote:

Quote:

>
> I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a
> dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64.
>
> I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same
> method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help?
>
> I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a
> deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it

>
> HP themselves suggested just setting the printer up manually in Vista
> as a deskjet 970cse.. this gave me the idea for the above trick. But
> when i tried this the test page came out garbled

where as in XP the
> test page printed fine.
>
> I know the printer is getting old but it works perfectly well and i'm
> loathed to bin it . So is there anyone out there who can point me in the
> direction of any other drivers i could use other than the official xp 32
> bit software driver on the HP website which doesn't work.
>
> Thanx in advance.
> Steve.
>
>
> --
> stox
>

08-22-2008	#1 (permalink)
stox Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 14 posts	Printer driver neededfor HP Photosmart printer...help I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64. I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help? I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it HP themselves suggested just setting the printer up manually in Vista as a deskjet 970cse.. this gave me the idea for the above trick. But when i tried this the test page came out garbled where as in XP the test page printed fine. I know the printer is getting old but it works perfectly well and i'm loathed to bin it . So is there anyone out there who can point me in the direction of any other drivers i could use other than the official xp 32 bit software driver on the HP website which doesn't work. Thanx in advance. Steve.
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08-24-2008	#2 (permalink)
Bob Headrick n/a posts	Re: Printer driver neededfor HP Photosmart printer...help "stox" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:9d856cd15fa073a7d6389bb0d6978200@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a > dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64. > > I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same > method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help? > > I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a > deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it The Deskjet 990 driver is probably a better match for the Photosmart 1218. Use Add Printer, add it as LPT1: using the built-in driver in Vista nd then change later to the USB port if needed. Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging
My System Specs

08-24-2008	#3 (permalink)
stox Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 14 posts	Re: Printer driver neededfor HP Photosmart printer...help Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Headrick "stox" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:9d856cd15fa073a7d6389bb0d6978200@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a > dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64. > > I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same > method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help? > > I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a > deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it The Deskjet 990 driver is probably a better match for the Photosmart 1218. Use Add Printer, add it as LPT1: using the built-in driver in Vista nd then change later to the USB port if needed. Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging Thanx Bob, i will give that a go. I will let you know how i get on.
My System Specs

08-27-2008	#4 (permalink)
stox Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 14 posts	Re: Printer driver needed for HP Photosmart printer...help Thanx again Bob, It worked
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10-24-2008	#5 (permalink)
hp photo smart C4280 need driver n/a posts	RE: Printer driver neededfor HP Photosmart printer...help "stox" wrote: Quote: > > I have a HP photosmart 1218 and have just brought a new rig which has a > dual boot config with Vista64 and Xp Pro64. > > I have managed to get the printer to install in XP but trying the same > method in Vista doesn't work.. can anyone help? > > I installed it in XP Pro64 by downloading the XP64 bit driver for a > deskjet 970cse and then simply installing it > > HP themselves suggested just setting the printer up manually in Vista > as a deskjet 970cse.. this gave me the idea for the above trick. But > when i tried this the test page came out garbled where as in XP the > test page printed fine. > > I know the printer is getting old but it works perfectly well and i'm > loathed to bin it . So is there anyone out there who can point me in the > direction of any other drivers i could use other than the official xp 32 > bit software driver on the HP website which doesn't work. > > Thanx in advance. > Steve. > > > -- > stox >
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