HP 5l, 6l companion software

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hmc wrote:
> Does anyone know if the software for the 5l, 6l Companion will work
> on XP?

HP has an XP-compatible driver. The XP native driver is better IMO.
The original driver and software are not XP-compatible.

Q

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Q,
Can you point me to the page to get the XP driver? I'm on the HP site now,
and I can only find one for Win 3.1, 95 and NT 4.0.

Here's the page I'm on: http://tinyurl.com/2ltsl


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"Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
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> hmc wrote:
> > Does anyone know if the software for the 5l, 6l Companion will work
> > on XP?
>
> HP has an XP-compatible driver. The XP native driver is better IMO.
> The original driver and software are not XP-compatible.
>
> Q
>
>

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hmc wrote:
> Q,
> Can you point me to the page to get the XP driver? I'm on the HP site
> now, and I can only find one for Win 3.1, 95 and NT 4.0.
>
> Here's the page I'm on: http://tinyurl.com/2ltsl
>
>
>> hmc wrote:
>>> Does anyone know if the software for the 5l, 6l Companion will work
>>> on XP?
>>
>> HP has an XP-compatible driver. The XP native driver is better IMO.
>> The original driver and software are not XP-compatible.
>>
>> Q

Sorry I wasn't clear and assumed that you knew that this is the generic
LaserJet 5L/6L. WinXP has the "native" driver which is what I use. The
driver at the following site purports to be fully XP compatible, but I
was never able to get a stable installation: http://tinyurl.com/375nv
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Driver...

Q

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hmc wrote:
> Q,
> Can you point me to the page to get the XP driver? I'm on the HP site
> now, and I can only find one for Win 3.1, 95 and NT 4.0.
>
> Here's the page I'm on: http://tinyurl.com/2ltsl
>
>
>> hmc wrote:
>>> Does anyone know if the software for the 5l, 6l Companion will work
>>> on XP?
>>
>> HP has an XP-compatible driver. The XP native driver is better IMO.
>> The original driver and software are not XP-compatible.
>>
>> Q

It's too early in the morning my time--to install the native driver,
attach the printer, use the add printer wizard in the printer control
panel.

Q

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Q, I think you misunderstood my original question. I'm looking for the
driver for the HP 5l/6l COMPANION---the little scanner/copier. It uses a
different driver (come with its own cd-rom for win95/98) but there is no
driver that I can find on the HP site.



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"Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
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> hmc wrote:
> > Q,
> > Can you point me to the page to get the XP driver? I'm on the HP site
> > now, and I can only find one for Win 3.1, 95 and NT 4.0.
> >
> > Here's the page I'm on: http://tinyurl.com/2ltsl
> >
> >
> >> hmc wrote:
> >>> Does anyone know if the software for the 5l, 6l Companion will work
> >>> on XP?
> >>
> >> HP has an XP-compatible driver. The XP native driver is better IMO.
> >> The original driver and software are not XP-compatible.
> >>
> >> Q
>
> It's too early in the morning my time--to install the native driver,
> attach the printer, use the add printer wizard in the printer control
> panel.
>
> Q
>
>

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hmc wrote:
> Q, I think you misunderstood my original question. I'm looking for the
> driver for the HP 5l/6l COMPANION---the little scanner/copier. It
> uses a different driver (come with its own cd-rom for win95/98) but
> there is no driver that I can find on the HP site.
>
>
>
>> hmc wrote:
>>> Q,
>>> Can you point me to the page to get the XP driver? I'm on the HP
>>> site now, and I can only find one for Win 3.1, 95 and NT 4.0.
>>>
>>> Here's the page I'm on: http://tinyurl.com/2ltsl
>>>
>>>
>>>> hmc wrote:
>>>>> Does anyone know if the software for the 5l, 6l Companion will
>>>>> work on XP?
>>>>
>>>> HP has an XP-compatible driver. The XP native driver is better
>>>> IMO. The original driver and software are not XP-compatible.
>>>>
>>>> Q
>>
>> It's too early in the morning my time--to install the native driver,
>> attach the printer, use the add printer wizard in the printer control
>> panel.
>>
>> Q

Sorry about the confusion. HP lists LaserJet 5L/6L & Companion in some
of their printer references. Different Companion. Interesting. No,
the scanner is not XP compatible AFICS. It was originally a Win95
scanner. HP's updated XP drivers do not go back that far, and I don't
see it in the XP native scanner drivers list.
http://www.activewin.com/winxp/winxphclx86.txt

Q