win 7 x64 and HP LaserJet 1015

Hi,

I have HP LaserJet 1015 shared on Windows 2000 in local network. It's
easily accessible from computers with Windows XP 32-bit and Vista 32-bit. I
stuck on installing it on Windows 7 64bit.
No drivers are automatically found. I downloaded from HP site newest
lj1010serieshb-vista64.zip. When I try to add a network printer and use
this driver, an error occurs:
"Windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver. Contact your
administrator..."

I do have access to shared folders on the computer with the printer. I also
tried to use the driver in Test Mode. I tried both selecting a shared
printer by name and adding a printer using a TCP/IP. In the latter case,
when I force to use the downloaded driver, I cannot print a test page
(apart from no result, there is no error).
Buying a new printer is something that I certainly want to avoid - the
current one works perfect. Changing OSes is not an option either. Any
suggestions, please?

 

Marcin:
HP lists Win-7 x64 drivers for the LazerJet 1015 printer at
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...esId=377936&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4063.
Try installing these drivers because there can be differences between Vista
& Win-7 drivers. Another option would be to try installing the Vista drivers
using compatibility mode.

--
Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64, Win-7 Professional x64.

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Hi Dennis,
Thank you for replying. In that zip there was no executable (just 1 INF, 1
CAT, many CABs). On the web site, LaserJet 1015 is listed as 'Category 3',
that is described 'Windows 7 print driver available'. After Windows Update
it appeared on the list and I installed it using that driver but I cannot
print even a test page. Troubleshooting says that 'Printer HP LaserJet 1015
cannot be contacted over the network (Not fixed)'. When I try to install it
and let Windows choose the driver, it finds none ("Windows can't find a
driver fo HP LaserJet 1015 PCL 5e on the network. To locate one manually,
click OK"). The firewall is off. I gave a check also to HP Univesal Print
Driver, but it couldn't connect to the printer.

 

How is the printer physically connected to the network? Is it attached to a
machine via USB or Parallel port? Or does it have an Ethernet port? If
Ethernet, then you need to create a port for the printer to attach to.

 

The info file is enough for Windows to install the driver. You can usually
right click it and select 'install' from the menu. If that doesn't work
then go through the usual method of adding a driver and select 'Have Disk'
then browse to the inf file.

 

When using "Install": "The INF you selected does not support this method of
installation".
Despite the fact, that I loaded the driver to the system by installing the
printer locally (with "Have disk") without attaching it physically, when
installing with "Select a shared printer by name"/"Browse for printer" it
finds no driver (locally and on the network) and, browsing for it results
in "Windows cannot locate a suitable driver...".

 

It's connected via parallel port (LPT1) to the computer with Windows 2000.

 

i hate to just add "me too" but i have the same issue with HP 3050. same OS,
win 7 64 bit with printer on 1 desktop xp sp3 32 bit. laptop found the 64
bit driver but the desktop with 7 didn't. i pointed it to the hp universal
drivers and still no luck.

 

The problem here is the combination of crossing both versions and
"bit-ness". Over time, I've found the best solution is to use platform
independent print servers that sit directly on the network and allow
individual workstations to connect to the printer directly. There are models
from HP (JetDirect), or D-Link, or Linksys or a dozen other vendors, and
they can include USB or parallel port output (or both), and can have regular
wired Ethernet or Wireless connectivity. I usually just choose printers that
have this capability built in, but I also have a simple wireless print
server from D-Link that I use (http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=482).

 

You need to find a driver that uses the same name as the driver installed on
the machine sharing the printer.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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