Vista - Finally -- Vista 32-bit ONLY -- drivers for HP LaserJet 1020

At the chocolate factory...
I have the same problem you have. Everything I send the printer
without graphics prints fine, everything with graphics puts a line on
the right side of the paper, but only where the graphic is.(Having a 2-
inch square graphic at the top and bottom of a document results in a 2-
inch line at the top and bottom of the print, with empty space between
them) If I insert a graphic into a text-only Word document that
printed fine, not only does it print the line next to the graphic, but
it prints tiny lines next to each line with text. It is NOT a hardware
problem. Doing a system restore to before the Vista drivers were
loaded gets me to where I was before - using XP drivers and never
being able to print the first document sent to the printer, but
printing everything after that fine unless I turned off the printer.
I've been to Customer Service hell with HP, including a couple of
useless chat sessions where one lady got annoyed when I even suggested
that it was possible to use XP drivers with Vista. She said none of
their engineers ever got anything to print on a Vista machine with XP
drivers! I was never able to fully get rid of the XP drivers - the
uninstall program crashed, and doing what Cal Bear '66 suggested
resulted in one file that refused to delete. Maybe I should have tried
Safe Mode to do that before putting on the Vista drivers. They have no
uninstall option. I'm don't know where to go from here either...

Hi!

When printing with this printer the 2 led's (green and orange) start flashing alternatly and it spools up. the it stops. I have to start the print job again to get the copy.

anyone else seeing this?

Martin

Chatman,
Does this happen every time you send something to the printer? On my
Vista computer with XP drivers, that happens to me, but only with the
first document I send the printer. The re-sent document and everything
after that prints fine until I turn the printer off, even if I reboot
the computer while the 1020 is on. It would be great if I could
autorun something at bootup that would send a dummy print job to the
printer. I think that would solve the problem. It's either that or
never turn off the printer.

Update to the lines on the right problem: I finally got the XP drivers
completely off my computer, but the new Vista drivers still give me
those darn lines. Aargh.

I too have the problem that the first print job does not print, but like you say
all other print jobs are fine after that.

Still no line here however. Did you exchange the toner cartridge?

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


<rhartley@bcm.tmc.edu> wrote in message
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>
> Chatman,
> Does this happen every time you send something to the printer? On my
> Vista computer with XP drivers, that happens to me, but only with the
> first document I send the printer. The re-sent document and everything
> after that prints fine until I turn the printer off, even if I reboot
> the computer while the 1020 is on. It would be great if I could
> autorun something at bootup that would send a dummy print job to the
> printer. I think that would solve the problem. It's either that or
> never turn off the printer.
>
> Update to the lines on the right problem: I finally got the XP drivers
> completely off my computer, but the new Vista drivers still give me
> those darn lines. Aargh.
>

Given the choice of using XP drivers and not printing the first job,
or using Vista drivers and ruining 60% of what I print, I've chosen to
use the XP drivers. The old drivers work fine and don't put lines on
the paper, the new drivers put lines on the paper for me and another
user here. Since both of us can go back to old drivers and never see
those lines again, doesn't that suggest a non-hardware problem that
changing the toner cartridge wouldn't effect?

Cal Bear 66',
Are you using the new Vista drivers and not printing the first job?
The XP drivers give me that problem, but the Vista drivers eliminated
that problem, but gave me the lines.

Same first print job problem with both XP and Vista drivers.

However, neither driver gives me any extraneous lines with either full text,
text and graphics, text and pictures, just graphics or just pictures. I just
don't see it at all.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


<rhartley@bcm.tmc.edu> wrote in message
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> Cal Bear 66',
> Are you using the new Vista drivers and not printing the first job?
> The XP drivers give me that problem, but the Vista drivers eliminated
> that problem, but gave me the lines.
>

rhartley...

I still cant solve the problem with the lines, using Vista and HP1020
printer. I blew out Vista drivers for HP1020 and installed XP Drivers. I got
the same lines. It is true, I only get lines when printing a graphic and
where the graphic is and where there is a text. It is a line ont the right
side, where the graphic and the text is. There is no line between spaces.
So....I also think it is not a hardware problem, but it is a strange
problem...

It is strange coz there is no lines when printing a text document without
graphics and even with some docs with graphics there are no lines..

I´ll be continue searching something helpful. If anybody else has this same
problem, please post.

See u later...

At the chocolate factory.

"rhartley@bcm.tmc.edu" wrote:

> At the chocolate factory...
> I have the same problem you have. Everything I send the printer
> without graphics prints fine, everything with graphics puts a line on
> the right side of the paper, but only where the graphic is.(Having a 2-
> inch square graphic at the top and bottom of a document results in a 2-
> inch line at the top and bottom of the print, with empty space between
> them) If I insert a graphic into a text-only Word document that
> printed fine, not only does it print the line next to the graphic, but
> it prints tiny lines next to each line with text. It is NOT a hardware
> problem. Doing a system restore to before the Vista drivers were
> loaded gets me to where I was before - using XP drivers and never
> being able to print the first document sent to the printer, but
> printing everything after that fine unless I turned off the printer.
> I've been to Customer Service hell with HP, including a couple of
> useless chat sessions where one lady got annoyed when I even suggested
> that it was possible to use XP drivers with Vista. She said none of
> their engineers ever got anything to print on a Vista machine with XP
> drivers! I was never able to fully get rid of the XP drivers - the
> uninstall program crashed, and doing what Cal Bear '66 suggested
> resulted in one file that refused to delete. Maybe I should have tried
> Safe Mode to do that before putting on the Vista drivers. They have no
> uninstall option. I'm don't know where to go from here either...
>
>

At the chocolate factory,
Were you using the XP drivers without getting the lines before
installing the Vista drivers? Since I was using XP drivers and never
got the lines until installing Vista drivers, I did a system restore
to a date before the Vista install, and that at least got rid of the
line problem.

Nope. Thats the problem. I didnt use XP Drivers before. My Hp1020 is new, i
downloaded Vista drivers and installed them. So i have never seen my printer
working as it should be.... I uninstalled Vista Drivers and installed Xp
Drivers. No solution, lines continue there, only in docs with graphics. What
do u think?

"rhartley@bcm.tmc.edu" wrote:

> At the chocolate factory,
> Were you using the XP drivers without getting the lines before
> installing the Vista drivers? Since I was using XP drivers and never
> got the lines until installing Vista drivers, I did a system restore
> to a date before the Vista install, and that at least got rid of the
> line problem.
>
>