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W7 driver needed for HP Photosmart 1215 Printer

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by SCFrance, 2010/12/01.

  1. 2010/12/01
    SCFrance

    SCFrance Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Neither MS or HP have a Photosmart 1215 Printer driver for Windows 7. I'm hoping someone has found a driver for a different printer that works.
     
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  2. 2010/12/02
    Markala

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    HP Photosmart 1215 PSC driver

    I had a similar problem before HP came out with the driver for my printer and I used the driver that was built into Windows 7. I just checked and I found a driver for an HP Photosmart 1215 PSC. Here's a link to a web page with instructions on how to install the built in driver: http://hpanswers.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-install-hp-printer-drivers-in.html
     
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  4. 2010/12/03
    SCFrance

    SCFrance Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Where did you find that HP Photosmart 1215 PSC driver? I followed the instructions at the hpanswers link, which turned out to be the same thing I had already done. The computer finds the printer, but cannot find a driver for it.
     
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  5. 2010/12/03
    PeteC

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    Did you click on Windows Update as noted in that HP article? ...
    I intalled a very old HP Deskjet 520 on 7 by following the Windows Update lead - further HP drivers were downloaded, including the one I was after.

    You must be connected to the Internet when you hit the Windows Update button.
     
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  6. 2010/12/03
    SCFrance

    SCFrance Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Well, first of all, it's a network printer on my home network I'm trying to use. When you choose Add a Network Printer instead of local printer, it searches out the printer then goes out to MS where it finds no driver. I never see a list of printers to choose from. I suppose I'll continue to dump my docs to a thumb drive & print them off the main computer. Frustrating.
     
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  7. 2010/12/04
    Markala

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    I'm glad Pete C got involved because I didn't mention the update button, sorry I didn't. But more important you've got to click on install a Local Printer.
     
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