Vista - Missing HP Drivers

You are right, I do have the 32 bit version.

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Pavel



"Karl H Geng" <n1dl@bizswfla.rr.com> wrote in message
news:eqop9qOVHHA.1000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Pavel,
> I don't think this scheme works if the Vista machine is a 64 bit version
> like mine
> with Ultimate 64. At least here it didn't ..
> Are you using 32 bit VISTA on yours?
> Karl
>
> "Pavel" <Atin90@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:99B06EF9-0D98-4C97-BCEF-7F3261FDF2DD@microsoft.com...
>> There is a solution that I found for a unsupported printers that work
>> under Windows XP but Vista refuses to install them. The only requirements
>> is that you have a networked Windows XP machine running with this printer
>> installed, Vista machine and copy of the drivers (inf,drv and all other
>> necessary files that come with a printer driver). A self contained
>> installer will not do.
>>
>> On the WindowsXP machine, set the printer share to ON. On the Vista
>> machine, open Network folder, found on start menu. Find the WindowsXP in
>> this panel, open it and find the shared printer here. Double click on it.
>> Vista will prompt you to install it (basically, it will copy all the
>> drivers from the host machine).
>>
>> The last step is to make the drive available locally. Using Add Printer,
>> select Local printer with the desired port. Under the driver selection,
>> click on "HAVE DISK" then using the 'browse' point to the drivers you
>> have that worked on WindowsXP. Vista will then prompt you with "Which
>> version of the driver do you want to use?' Select the 'Use the driver
>> that is currently installed (recommended)
>>
>> Don't forget to delete the networked version Icon from the Vista printer
>> menu. otherwise it will just try to use the printer connected to the
>> WindowsXP (no harm done if you do not delete it or do not use it, just
>> annoying).
>>
>>
>> That is all
>>
>> --
>> Pavel
>>
>>
>>
>> "Peter Ellison" <News@pelbuilt.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:urRF#IGVHHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Been playing with this problem again this evening.
>>> Have found that if I point the "Browse for driver on your computer" at
>>> the root of C and then instruct it to check all sub folders, it will
>>> find "C:\Windows\INF\prnhp001.inf"
>>> Plus a lot of files "C:\users\all
>>> users\microsoft\windows\wer\reportqueue\report....\prnhp001.inf I
>>> guess Vista know what is going wrong if I don't.
>>> Any way installing the prnhp01.inf it then tell me that "Windows
>>> encountered a problem installing the driver softwear for your device" +
>>> "Unable to find a core driver package that is required bt the printer
>>> driver package"
>>>
>>> Still not printing
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> "Karl H Geng" <n1dl@bizswfla.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23bISmeCVHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>I have the same problem - brand new HP 9260 with VISTA Ultimate
>>>>preloaded - NO HP PRINTER DRIVERS !!
>>>> Bummer ...
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Ellison" <News@pelbuilt.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23v9X6pAVHHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Vista Home Premium
>>>>> New computer, clean install by manufacturer.
>>>>> Printer HP940c Ink Jet.
>>>>>
>>>>> "HP" is not given in the list of available printers, even after
>>>>> checking Windows Update.
>>>>> The list presented in the "Add Printer" dialogue box, under the
>>>>> heading Manufacturer, jumps From Gestetner to Imagistics.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have contacted HP, who have given up on me.............. they suggest
>>>>> that this is a problem with my install of Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also have a HP Laser Jet, have not begun to connect that yet, Not
>>>>> much point if no HP printers listed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Very frustrated
>>>>> Peter
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

Had the same problem. Adding new printer showed not the default vista
printers only Windows Update button and Have disk button. But a lot of
searching (at least for me) through the vista files lead me to
C:\windows\inf\setupapi.app.log where I had these strange entries:

>>> [Build Driver List - ROOT\*ISATAP\0000]
>>> Section start 2007/02/23 08:03:37.108
cmd: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
dvi: Searching for hardware ID(s):
dvi: *isatap
dvi: Enumerating INFs from path list 'C:\inf'
inf: The path C:\inf\*.* is missing!
inf: The path C:\SWSetup\WLanDrvInstall\Broadcom\*.* is missing!
inf: The path C:\SWSetup\WLanDrvInstall\Intel3954ABG\*.* is missing!
inf: The path C:\SWSetup\WLanDrvInstall\Intel2915ABG\*.* is missing!
<<< Section end 2007/02/23 08:03:37.123
<<< [Exit status: SUCCESS]

A search through the registry to this strange INF directories and I found
the right registry setting:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

There's a REG_Expand_SZ key called DevicePath with the strange inf
locations. I added C:\Windows\inf as a first entry followed by a semicolon
and now it works again

Anyone here who can tell me what are the default Vista values here ? I
somehow have the feeling that a HP vista driver for my notebook has done this.

Hope that helps

"Peter Ellison" wrote:

> Been playing with this problem again this evening.
> Have found that if I point the "Browse for driver on your computer" at the
> root of C and then instruct it to check all sub folders, it will find
> "C:\Windows\INF\prnhp001.inf"
> Plus a lot of files "C:\users\all
> users\microsoft\windows\wer\reportqueue\report....\prnhp001.inf I guess
> Vista know what is going wrong if I don't.
> Any way installing the prnhp01.inf it then tell me that "Windows
> encountered a problem installing the driver softwear for your device" +
> "Unable to find a core driver package that is required bt the printer driver
> package"
>
> Still not printing
> Peter
>
> "Karl H Geng" <n1dl@bizswfla.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bISmeCVHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >I have the same problem - brand new HP 9260 with VISTA Ultimate preloaded -
> >NO HP PRINTER DRIVERS !!
> > Bummer ...
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >
> > "Peter Ellison" <News@pelbuilt.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:%23v9X6pAVHHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> Vista Home Premium
> >> New computer, clean install by manufacturer.
> >> Printer HP940c Ink Jet.
> >>
> >> "HP" is not given in the list of available printers, even after checking
> >> Windows Update.
> >> The list presented in the "Add Printer" dialogue box, under the heading
> >> Manufacturer, jumps From Gestetner to Imagistics.
> >>
> >> Have contacted HP, who have given up on me.............. they suggest
> >> that this is a problem with my install of Vista.
> >>
> >> I also have a HP Laser Jet, have not begun to connect that yet, Not much
> >> point if no HP printers listed.
> >>
> >> Very frustrated
> >> Peter
> >>
> >
>
>

I had the same problem. Discovered that the hp printer file was missing
form the inf directory. The file in question is prnhp001.inf, which
should be in the C:\windows\inf\ directory. Apparently it had been
deleted some how. possibly corupted during a bad shut down and deleted
by chkdsk or some such. Anyhow copied the file from another computer and
worked fine. Other alternative is to reinstall Vista doing a repair
installation to recopy the files from the installation cd. Or I suppose
you could extract the files from the installation cd if you knew which
ones you needed.


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