Comments on: HP Printer Drivers for Windows Vista

By: Ron Lauderbach

Ron Lauderbach — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:26:40 +0000

My HP 5610 has suddenly started printing everything in large type, consuming a lot of paper and, at times, not getting all material within borders. I cannot find an adjustment. Any advice? The printer is out of warranty, so HP doesn’t know me.

By: BryanL

BryanL — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:42:28 +0000

Mary, I have this info, but haven’t tried it yet. It’s from 2 other sites. I haven’t been allowed to touch my wife’s new laptop yet, but as she can’t print anything , I might be allowed to soon!

Hi
You can use the photosmart d7200 dirver from micorsoft for 32 and 64bit operating systems in windows 7.This will operate the 1115 photosmart just fine. For the machine that is hooked up to use the usb1 dot 4 settings. And any other machines that are set up wireless just search for a printer and you download the driver from microsoft.
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Hi
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· ,HP has not released an “official” driver for thr Photosmart 1115 printer. · HOWEVER –There are several users who report
they have got this printer to work with the Photosmart 8200 driver that ships with Windows 7.
· To try this – When you plug in your printer – select your driver from a list. ·Windows will show you a list of manufactures to select from, select HP and
· then Photosmart 8200. For your port select USB.

By: Mary Nasfell

Mary Nasfell — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:13:52 +0000

I need to install my old Photosmart 1115 printer on my new HP Pavilion computer which runs Windows 7, 64 bit. Possible??

By: Educo Kutebura

Educo Kutebura — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:17:37 +0000

My Hp Deskjet D1500 series printer is failing to install on my HP G70 laptop. Its saying i must upgrade to to windows 7. Could you please kindly assist with your directions and advices.

Regards

By: JLM

JLM — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:22:52 +0000

HP Photosmart 1115 VERY OLD printer, I followed these directions to install on Vista and it worked!!!
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Software-and/Install-HP-Photosmart-1115-in-Windows-Vista/m-p/116538

By: MaxRegistryCleaner.com

MaxRegistryCleaner.com — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:00:10 +0000

Finally! I have always stayed away from Vista (you’ll have to agree… too many problems from day 1) but now I’ve “inherited” a laptop with Vista on it. No intentions on spending money on an upgrade to Windows 7, so I’m stuck with it and with the problems it comes with. Thanks to your explanation and the comments of other users I managed to hook up HP printer and get it to work. Cheers!

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:44:20 +0000

I too am so glad I found this blog. A big Mahalo (thank you) to Matt (Dec ’08). I have a HP Photosmart 1215, which is a very good printer, and needed to change over to my laptop, HP Pavilion. It would not take, and HP support told me that my photosmart was “outdated” and I needed to replace it. All she wanted to do was sell me a new printer. HP support is NO help.

I followed Matt’s direction except after I deleted the old XP printer drivers, I went to Control Panel -> Printers -> Add A Printer then added the HP Deskjet 970Cxi printer. I had to use the Port Dot4_003 photosmart 1215 port with the 970Cxi driver.

System now prints. In the Printer section you see the Deskjet printer, but it runs my photosmart.

Again, Mahalo Matt.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:49:45 +0000

My HP psc 1110 will not print solely in black and white. The grayscale option is missing. Son’s of bitches at HP can’t help.

By: simpelli

simpelli — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:02:02 +0000

Same story, different printer. HP All In One C4650. Brand new, installed on a brand new Dell Studio Laptop. Installation went smooth, scan, copy work just fine. Printer shows up, print queue shows documents processing… NOTHING PRINTS – NO ERRORS. Not a communication issue because the HP toolbox will print an alignment page, clean the cartridges, clean the rollers, but test pages and any document will not print out. HP was NO HELP at all. I spent nearly 3 hours testing, uninstalling, reinstalling, checked security, firewall, user security… No go.

Finally called HP WHAT A JOKE!! They spent almost 4 hours remotely doing the same things I had already tried – even though I told them I already did the same thing. (Follow that script!)

Anybody know of a replacement driver for this model? It’s my daughter’s who is now away at school. She can do without the scan and copy for now if she can at least print.

By: Joan B

Joan B — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:06:29 +0000

Matt, thanks for taking the time to list the VISTA work around. It worked for me! Anyone interested see Matt’s blog of December 31, 2008.