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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallelconnection)...
On 10/5/2007 8:53 AM PT, Saucy wrote:
I got an e-mail reply from Belkin finally, and it is confirmed Vista won't work with it: "Hi Ant , Thank you for contacting Belkin Technical Support. We understand that are facing a problem to take a print windows vista. To resolve the issue,please follow the below instruction This product doesn`t support windows vista and we don`t have any drivers for this product. We have a driver for 2000, Xp, 98SE. If you need further assistance please feel free to write back to us and we will be happy to assist you. Ant, if you have any other questions or problems you may also call us toll free at 800-223-5546 (Extn. 21). Alternatively, call us on 310 898 1100 Ext. 21. Regards, Vincent Connors Belkin Technical Support" There's more than one way to skin a cat. Ask your network supply guy about a 'CAT5 crossover cable' . Saucy Or easier, buy a new printer that supports Vista and start using USB. -- Phillip Pi Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit Symantec Corporation www.symantec.com ----------------------------------------------------- Email: YMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail) ----------------------------------------------------- Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Thank you. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (paral
"see how many problems people are haveing with vista..its a nightmare
os" Not a nightmare at all at all. Windows Vista works very well for many. However in the narrow view of a support newsgroup it may appear Windows Vista is more troubled that it is just like the human race would look bad as viewed from inside a hospital. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "wheelman" wrote in message ... do a restart,,if it does not reconize it..go to hp.com and see if they have updated software or a fix for vista..my printer is hp..usb and it worked with vista.with no problem.but you see how many problems people are haveing with vista..its a nightmare os.. "Dave" wrote: Does the printer show up in the Printers folder in control panel? If it does, is it set as the default printer? Does the printer support a USB connection? "Ant" wrote in message ... Hello. I have an old college friend who has a fairly new Gateway computer from April/May 2007. It came with Windows Vista. She has a printing problem with her old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection). She bought a Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter (part number F5U002v1). She says the box doesn't say Vista support. Is this a problem? I don't think it is since it is just a cable adapter. When she tries to print, Vista saves as a XPS file and not send to the printer. I read that XPS is like PDF. It sounds like Vista doesn't have her printer connected (asked her to check -- I hope she knows how to find it). http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/bpd04246.pdf for the PDF manual. Based on http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=61012&lang=en ... Vista knows about this printer so no downloaded driver needed. I am helping her through e-mails since she isn't close by for me to visit. Any ideas? Thank you in advance. -- "I am afraid that I am convinced that a community of human beings is a far more useful thing than a community of ants, and that if the human being is condemned and restricted to perform the same functions over and over again, he will not even be a good ant, not to mention a good human being." --Norbert Wiener /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Remove ANT from e-mail address: NT ( ) or Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection)...
It seems like a good time to get a newer printer.
Adapters are possible, but they often do not work. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "Ant" wrote in message ... Hello. I have an old college friend who has a fairly new Gateway computer from April/May 2007. It came with Windows Vista. She has a printing problem with her old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection). She bought a Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter (part number F5U002v1). She says the box doesn't say Vista support. Is this a problem? I don't think it is since it is just a cable adapter. When she tries to print, Vista saves as a XPS file and not send to the printer. I read that XPS is like PDF. It sounds like Vista doesn't have her printer connected (asked her to check -- I hope she knows how to find it). http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/bpd04246.pdf for the PDF manual. Based on http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=61012&lang=en ... Vista knows about this printer so no downloaded driver needed. I am helping her through e-mails since she isn't close by for me to visit. Any ideas? Thank you in advance. -- "I am afraid that I am convinced that a community of human beings is a far more useful thing than a community of ants, and that if the human being is condemned and restricted to perform the same functions over and over again, he will not even be a good ant, not to mention a good human being." --Norbert Wiener /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Remove ANT from e-mail address: NT ( ) or Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallelconnection)...
Yeah, I told her to forget all these cables and adapter. She has a new
machine that doesn't come with parallel ports. She might as well get a new cheap printer that works under Vista. Beside newer printers are faster and better. On 10/5/2007 11:20 AM PT, Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote: It seems like a good time to get a newer printer. Adapters are possible, but they often do not work. -- Phillip Pi Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit Symantec Corporation www.symantec.com ----------------------------------------------------- Email: YMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail) ----------------------------------------------------- Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Thank you. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection)...
In article , Ant wrote:
What is/are the URL(s) to the USB to parallel adapter discussion(s)? Sorry I can't pull them out of the air. But go to the Print & Scan folder in PCHardware on Compuserve at http://community.compuserve.com/n/pf...=ws-pchardware and use Advanced Search and you should find messages listed. If you are not already logged onto Compuserve you just have to log in with an AIM name and a password. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection)...
Well, I am able to Print to my HP 840c using parallel and USB just fine.
Have you tried using another driver thats closest to HP 870c and see if it will work? -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "huwyngr" wrote in message .. . In article , Ant wrote: What is/are the URL(s) to the USB to parallel adapter discussion(s)? Sorry I can't pull them out of the air. But go to the Print & Scan folder in PCHardware on Compuserve at http://community.compuserve.com/n/pf...=ws-pchardware and use Advanced Search and you should find messages listed. If you are not already logged onto Compuserve you just have to log in with an AIM name and a password. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection)...
I don't have the problem being discussed -- which incidentally is not
getting USB or parallel to work but getting USB to Parallel adapters to work between a USB computer and a parallel printer. I was just answering a question put to me.. |
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Vista doesn't print to an old HP Deskjet 870Cse printer (parallel connection)...
Not my problem -- I don't use that printer. I was answering a question
about a reference I made to information on a Compuserve Forum. |