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More info?)
It's a while ago, but if I remember correctly, we specifically had problems
with the HP LaserJet 6 printer drivers (and some others) and chose to use a
driver for a different model instead.
The differences between most of the HP LaserJet 4, 5 and 6 models are pretty
minor and the drivers are almost interchangeable. The only time it matters
much is if the printer has additional features, such as a duplexing unit.
Not all of the 4, 5 and 6 drivers support two sided printing.
--
Bruce Sanderson MVP
It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
"Jim Snively" <jwsnively@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:OTL7SEOhEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Bruce,
>
> I was going to this clients to try the workaround but the computer was
> down
> due to a virus and
> had to be "repaired". By the end of the day that workaround worked.
>
> HP suggested trying the HP LaserJet 4+ drivers -- same as your
> suggestion --
> I did not try
> that because the \\servername\printershare port worked.
>
> I did notice there was no version 3 registry key on the server.
>
> There is also a HP LaserJet 5 printer (attached via a JetDirect device)
> which connected OK
> to Windows XP Professional without a version 5 driver.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jim Snively
>
> "Bruce Sanderson" <Bruce.Sanderson@junk.junk> wrote in message
> news:u%23gh5zLhEHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Unfortunately, you have what HP refers to as "an incompatible set of
> printer
>> drivers". See
>>
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bpl13043.
>>
>> This is a problem common to "older" printers and printer drivers. I
> recall
>> having several battles with the orginal HP LaserJet series (II, III, 4, 5
>> and 6) when we migrated to Windows XP.
>>
>> I suggest:
>> 1. make sure you have the latest drivers from HP for both NT 4 and XP -
> this
>> is no guarantee
>> 2. on the Windows NT 4 computer, switch to a driver for a different
> printer
>> model - e.g. HP LaserJet 4 and do the same thing when installing the XP
>> driver
>> 3. use the bypass at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterNoPP.htm
>>
>> I'm late for an appointment, but if you still need more help, post back
> and
>> I'll do a bit more research.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Sanderson MVP
>>
>> It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
>>
>>
>> "Jim Snively" <jwsnively@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23m9nDW%23gEHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > I have a new Windows XP Professional laptop and need to access an HP
>> > LaserJet 6P printer attached to a Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a) server's LPT1.
> I
>> > followed the instrictions in
>> >
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/AddDrivertoOldOS.htm and all goes well
>> until
>> > step 18. When I click Close I get a message: Windows cannot locate a
>> > suitable printer driver. Contact your administrator ...
>> >
>> > Each time I repeat the process I get the message listed in step 14. I
> see
>> a
>> > fast moving file copy dialog but since this message recurrs I think the
> XP
>> > driver files are not being copied properly. There are no relevant
>> messages
>> > in the NT server error log. The Windows XP user is a member of the NT
>> > server administrators group.
>> >
>> > Please help me with this problem.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Jim Snively
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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