Anyone know how I can add my HP Lazerjet 6MP printer to my Windows 8 system? I can't find the driver! Thanks.
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You have to let Windows update get the driver for you, and you can only install it if it is connected directly to your network via Cat-5 unless you have a USB-to-Parallel adapter, in which case you can use that.
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How are you trying to add the printer? USB-to-parallel (a cable that has USB on one end and parallel on the other)? Add-in parallel card? Network?
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Then go to the printers section of the control panel, add new, local, use existing port (USB001 probably) and when it asks for the driver have it search windows update (that's an option it will give).
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According to HP it is supported so long as you use the get-driver-via-windows-update method (I checked before even answering at first). And unfortunately you can't use the Win 7 driver. You may just need to buy a new printer.
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