HP deskjet 722C printer

gut81 · 10-19-2009, 07:58 AM

I have purchased a Dell Inspiron 537 tower, which was offered with Vista, but I had downgraded to XP, so as to use my old HP deskjet 722C printer with it, since Vista would not accomodate this printer. The printer has the old parallel port, and the new tower has only a USB connection to accomodate a printer. I purchased an adapter cable that facilitates connecting the two, but when attempting to have the computer recognize this printer, I kept getting messages that the LPT 1 port could not be found, or the Driver was not signed, or the Driver was corrupted. Numerous attempts to install/uninstall netted the same results. HP no longer gives support on this ten-year-old printer. I tried downloading, from HP the updated driver required, but it did not help. At the end of installation on two occasions, I tried the "test print page" and the first line was printed, before the "failure to print" error message appeared. I'm at a loss at this point...any suggestions?

masterjed · 10-19-2009, 04:15 PM

Try to add a printer from the Printers and Faxes folder. Use the same port LPT 1 and use the driver hp deskjet 990c. Let me know on the result. Please check also for any driver conflicts in the device manager before proceeding. Let me know if you see any exclamation marks on the device manager or any unknown device (marked in yellow).

Riskyone101 · 10-20-2009, 12:05 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF,

Check in device manager for any errors or yellow ! marks and report them in your next post.

masterjed · 10-20-2009, 04:26 PM

Exactly.!

gut81 · 11-11-2009, 07:14 AM

HP informs me that this printer is not compatible and will not work with my attempted configuration. Thanks all for your attempted support.

10-19-2009, 07:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
gut81 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 OS: windows vista home	HP deskjet 722C printer I have purchased a Dell Inspiron 537 tower, which was offered with Vista, but I had downgraded to XP, so as to use my old HP deskjet 722C printer with it, since Vista would not accomodate this printer. The printer has the old parallel port, and the new tower has only a USB connection to accomodate a printer. I purchased an adapter cable that facilitates connecting the two, but when attempting to have the computer recognize this printer, I kept getting messages that the LPT 1 port could not be found, or the Driver was not signed, or the Driver was corrupted. Numerous attempts to install/uninstall netted the same results. HP no longer gives support on this ten-year-old printer. I tried downloading, from HP the updated driver required, but it did not help. At the end of installation on two occasions, I tried the "test print page" and the first line was printed, before the "failure to print" error message appeared. I'm at a loss at this point...any suggestions? Last edited by gut81; 10-19-2009 at 08:01 AM.

10-19-2009, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
masterjed Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 316 OS: XP	Re: HP deskjet 722C printer Try to add a printer from the Printers and Faxes folder. Use the same port LPT 1 and use the driver hp deskjet 990c. Let me know on the result. Please check also for any driver conflicts in the device manager before proceeding. Let me know if you see any exclamation marks on the device manager or any unknown device (marked in yellow). __________________

10-20-2009, 12:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,697 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: HP deskjet 722C printer Hello and Welcome to TSF, Check in device manager for any errors or yellow ! marks and report them in your next post. __________________

10-20-2009, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
masterjed Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 316 OS: XP	Re: HP deskjet 722C printer Exactly.! __________________

11-11-2009, 07:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
gut81 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 OS: windows vista home	Re: HP deskjet 722C printer HP informs me that this printer is not compatible and will not work with my attempted configuration. Thanks all for your attempted support.