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driver for hp 7660

  • 30-04-2009 9:25am
    #1
    ciaranmcquaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    I have been unable to install my HP Photosmart 7660 onto my laptop running
    Vista business. I tried to install the drivers that worked on XP and they
    were not compatable. HP said that I would have to use the alternate driver
    for vista which is the driver for the Deskjet 5600. The instructions on HPs
    website said that I could select the driver from the dialog box in the add
    printer wizard but my computer was unable to load the update for vista which
    included the HP printer drivers so this driver is not available on my
    computer. I then tried to download the driver from HPs website but it said
    that the driver was already loaded on vista so I could not download from
    them. Ive lost track of the number of times I've had to spend hours finding
    a workaround for a hardware compatibility issue with vista. Can anyone tell
    me where I can get a driver for my printer or where I can get a free copy of
    XP to overwrite the vista that came with my laptop?

    thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Why can't you download the Vista update? What's the error message and what update is it?


  • #3
    ciaranmcquaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭ciaranmcquaid


    I tried to download the driver for the 7660 but it said that there was a compatible one available for it in the 5600 series so i downloaded the driver for the 5600 but it still would'nt work for me. Also where would i be able to find the vista update.


  • #4
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Ok, lets start from the beginning. When you connect and turn on the printer, do you a get a box asking you to install drivers? Have you tried to let Windows search automatically for the drivers?


  • #5
    ciaranmcquaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭ciaranmcquaid


    i just went onto the hp website and they told me to change the port from LPT1 to USB which seems to have done the trick. Thanks for all your help Cuddlesworth


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