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Hi everyone. Just got vista ultimate other day. Whatever i seem to do, i just cannot get the software/drivers to install, just says that can't communicate with printer. Can anybody help????
I think I found a workaround for this, or at least a driver that works for the HP photosmart 1215. The 7200 is very close to being the same printer so I tried manually adding a printer with the printer usb pluged in and printer turned on using the HP Photosmart 7200 Series drivers Vista provides and it seems to be working pretty well.
I think I found a workaround for this, or at least a driver that works for the HP photosmart 1215. The 7200 is very close to being the same printer so I tried manually adding a printer with the printer usb pluged in and printer turned on using the HP Photosmart 7200 Series drivers Vista provides and it seems to be working pretty well.
Thank you for the tip about the Photosmart 7200 drivers, it worked great.
Here is a step by step description of how to install.
1.) Go to device manager and make sure you remove any reference to the Photosmart 1215.
2.) Go to printers and manually install, right click in the open printers window and choose Run As Administrator>add printer.
3.) Add a local printer using the existing port: USB001(virtual printer port for USB)
4.) In the next window choose Manufacturer: HP, Printers: HP Photosmart 7200 series.
5.) Then hit next and away you go, you should have the little window asking if you want to print a test page, click yes and if all went as well as it did for me it should be printing a test page.
PS Make sure the printer USB is plugged in and printer is turned on.
w00t thanks guys
Thank you for the tip about the Photosmart 7200 drivers, it worked great.
Here is a step by step description of how to install.
1.) Go to device manager and make sure you remove any reference to the Photosmart 1215.
2.) Go to printers and manually install, right click in the open printers window and choose Run As Administrator>add printer.
3.) Add a local printer using the existing port: USB001(virtual printer port for USB)
4.) In the next window choose Manufacturer: HP, Printers: HP Photosmart 7200 series.
5.) Then hit next and away you go, you should have the little window asking if you want to print a test page, click yes and if all went as well as it did for me it should be printing a test page.
PS Make sure the printer USB is plugged in and printer is turned on.
w00t thanks guys
I think I found a workaround for this, or at least a driver that works for the HP photosmart 1215. The 7200 is very close to being the same printer so I tried manually adding a printer with the printer usb pluged in and printer turned on using the HP Photosmart 7200 Series drivers Vista provides and it seems to be working pretty well.