Win 10 + older HP laserjet printers
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Having trouble getting an older HP laserjet (4300 series) to work on a recently upgraded win 10 workstation. I have in the recent past, used older drivers ( pcl5) and was worked well. printer connect with centronics to usb cable, and Win 10 does recognize the printer.
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Windows 10 comes with its own drivers like
Microsoft PCL6 Class Driverbut that's PCL6.
Have you tried installing one of the old HP Universal Printer Drive PCL5? -
@black3dynamite Yes i did, i installed the pcl5 drivers from their website , the .inf etc.
I didn't look at any of the event logs, ( sigh), I had better do that before I make more submissions. -
Try PostScript drivers. Some of our really old hp threw pcl xl errors on .pdf docs so we tried PostScript and it worked
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You can use any PCL5 driver from any manufacturer for your HP printer.
A while back I encounter some problem installing another HP printer and I didn't have time to troubleshoot so I just used another driver that was already installed. Worked like a charm.
PCL6 is xml based so it's completely different than PCL5.
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HP normally has you use their "Universal Print Driver" for the older models. Slightly annoying in that you have to leave any USB cable unplugged till after the driver is installed.
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@pattonb said in Win 10 + older HP laserjet printers:
Having trouble getting an older HP laserjet (4300 series) to work on a recently upgraded win 10 workstation. I have in the recent past, used older drivers ( pcl5) and was worked well. printer connect with centronics to usb cable, and Win 10 does recognize the printer.
- Check manufacturers website for Windows 10 drivers. Install drivers.
- If none, too bad, get a new printer or use Linux.
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Interesting enough, I changed the usb port ( new workstation) from the usb 3 port to the usb 3.1 port, and it started working as expected, (using the pcl5 driver I had installed earlier) Why, I do not know. When I examine further I will update.
Thank you for your comments. -
@pattonb said in Win 10 + older HP laserjet printers:
Interesting enough, I changed the usb port ( new workstation) from the usb 3 port to the usb 3.1 port, and it started working as expected, (using the pcl5 driver I had installed earlier) Why, I do not know. When I examine further I will update.
Thank you for your comments.Why are you using such old drivers? That doesn't make sense, given that HP is providing updated drivers and for Windows 10...
I can't even download PCL5 drivers unless I select Windows XP!!!
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On Hp's site I use their "HP Universal" driver when I am setting up older printers. Its always worked for me. I still have several 4000 series working here where I did that.
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@Obsolesce Step1 was to get the printing working. Now that it is working, I will be investigating as to whether the PCL6 driver works, or the universal drivers. They have with other older HP printers, this particular one didn't. thus the reason I presented the situation to the group. I am appreciative of all responses
