Vista and HP LaserJet printer.

I use a HP LaserJet 1012 printer with two WinXP/2 PCs on a wireless network.
I also have a Vista laptop but Vista and the HP 1012 are not compatible.

Are there any signs that HP or MS will address this compatibility problem
any time soon? Is there a workaround?

Peter.

PVR wrote:

> I use a HP LaserJet 1012 printer with two WinXP/2 PCs on a wireless
> network. I also have a Vista laptop but Vista and the HP 1012 are not
> compatible.
>
> Are there any signs that HP or MS will address this compatibility problem
> any time soon? Is there a workaround?

You would need to ask HP this question since they are the *only* ones who
will write the drivers for their printer. If they have no plans to write
the Vista drivers for that model printer, then that's the end of that
story.

Hardware mftrs. write drivers for their devices - not the creators of
operating systems. All the hardware drivers that come with XP and Vista
were written by the various hardware mftrs. and provided to Microsoft for
inclusion.

Malke
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vista should Pic up the driver mine did for my Hp didn't have to
Install the driver when you plug the USB cable cord in Vista took a few
mins look on the bottom of you're right hand task bar there should be a
tab popping up telling you installing driver or compatible drive some
times takes a few mins some times not


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HP seem to be terminally lazy in upgrading drivers for new OS's. I have two
perfectly good HP printers in the attic that have no compatible drivers for
Vista. My solution is to never buy HP again...

> I use a HP LaserJet 1012 printer with two WinXP/2 PCs on a wireless network.*

> I also have a Vista laptop but Vista and the HP 1012 are not compatible.

Are you saying that the printer is OK when connected to the XP PCs. Is the PC-
Printer connection network or wire?

But if you try to print from the VISTA laptop (Is it networked to the PCs or to
the printer direct?) that you can't print from the laptop to the printer?

Please clarify this.

Have you installed any printer driver on the VISTA laptop?

If so and if there is no VISTA driver for download from HP have you tried using
an XP driver and using Compatibility mode in VISTA, as well as using Run as
Administrator?

In article <AEDDB795-477C-4E83-A3D8-08872AF8A093@microsoft.com>, Rich T wrote:

> I have two*
> perfectly good HP printers in the attic that have no compatible drivers for*
> Vista.

Did you ever try using Compatibility Mode on the XP or earlier drivers for
them?

According to HP,specific drivers for the 1000 series will be available
"soon".

Try the PCL 5 driver.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=2093

--

Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007



"PVR" <peterv666@.adelphia.com> wrote in message
news:%236pVNBmkIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I use a HP LaserJet 1012 printer with two WinXP/2 PCs on a wireless
>network. I also have a Vista laptop but Vista and the HP 1012 are not
>compatible.
>
> Are there any signs that HP or MS will address this compatibility problem
> any time soon? Is there a workaround?
>
> Peter.
>

Hi Hugh.

Many thanks for your detailed response.

>Are you saying that the printer is OK when connected to the XP PCs. Is the
>PC-
>Printer connection network or wire?

Answer. Printer works with both XP printers. One is connected by wire
(Ethernet)
The XP Laptop is connected wirelessly via a Print Server.

>But if you try to print from the VISTA laptop (Is it networked to the PCs
>or to
the printer direct?) that you can't print from the laptop to the printer?

>Please clarify this.

Answer. The Vista PC is connected wirelessly to the printer direct via a
printer server.

>Have you installed any printer driver on the VISTA laptop?

Answer. I tried to install the driver which came with the printer.

>If so and if there is no VISTA driver for download from HP have you tried
>using
an XP driver and using Compatibility mode in VISTA, as well as using Run as
Administrator?

Answer. Currently there is no Vista driver for the Laserjet 1012 available
from HP
(or I haven't been able to find it). I am very new to Vista and did not
think to look for
"Compatibility Mode." I'm about to try this approach.

Many thanks for your questions which were very helpful.

Peter.

"huwyngr" <Hugh_Wyn_Griffith@simpilot.net> wrote in message
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>> I use a HP LaserJet 1012 printer with two WinXP/2 PCs on a wireless
>> network.
>
>> I also have a Vista laptop but Vista and the HP 1012 are not compatible.
>
> Are you saying that the printer is OK when connected to the XP PCs. Is the
> PC-
> Printer connection network or wire?
>
> But if you try to print from the VISTA laptop (Is it networked to the PCs
> or to
> the printer direct?) that you can't print from the laptop to the printer?
>
> Please clarify this.
>
> Have you installed any printer driver on the VISTA laptop?
>
> If so and if there is no VISTA driver for download from HP have you tried
> using
> an XP driver and using Compatibility mode in VISTA, as well as using Run
> as
> Administrator?
>

I have the hp laserjet 1012 and it works great! I had the same trouble as
you at first. I do believe I used the XP driver and was able to get it
installed but it still didn't work until a person in this NG suggested
checking the "Ports" under the properties for the 1012 printer. Has to be
DOT 4_00x Generic IEEE 1284. Maybe this will point you in the correct
direction. It was confusing because when the printer was on I always got
the USB connect sound so I knew at least Vista knew that the printer was
there.

PMS

"Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eH%23PXQvkIHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> According to HP,specific drivers for the 1000 series will be available
> "soon".
>
> Try the PCL 5 driver.
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=2093
>
> --
>
> Tom
> MSMVP 1998-2007
>
>
>
> "PVR" <peterv666@.adelphia.com> wrote in message
> news:%236pVNBmkIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I use a HP LaserJet 1012 printer with two WinXP/2 PCs on a wireless
>>network. I also have a Vista laptop but Vista and the HP 1012 are not
>>compatible.
>>
>> Are there any signs that HP or MS will address this compatibility problem
>> any time soon? Is there a workaround?
>>
>> Peter.
>>
>

In article <OG7UW8LlIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Pvr wrote:

> did not*think to look for "Compatibility Mode." I'm about to try
> this approach.

If this does not work have a look at this message beginning:

> From: "Phillip Schlueter" <pschlueter@roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: Vista and HP LaserJet printer.
> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:29:53 -0400
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
>
> I have the hp laserjet 1012 and it works great! *I had the same trouble as*
> you at first. *I do believe I used the XP driver and was able to get it*
> installed but it still didn't work until a person in this NG suggested*
> checking the "Ports" under the properties for the 1012 printer.

and ask him if you have more questions.

I know you are trying to set it up to work via the network and print server
but I suggest you try setting it up with a wired connection first and when
you have that working try getting networking operational -- that print server
introduces another variable .....