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Printing with Windows 7 Paint
sheep2001:
Nothing screaming at me from the settings - can you print a full page of text, or a complete printer test page?
AppleQueso:
see this is why I still use XP
akrate69:
I looked on HP's website with not much luck. I take it when you re-installed the software and the driver, you did it from here on HP's site, and not from the disc that came with the your printer.
If you haven't yet, you can try running HP's "Print Diagostic Utility".
Also, have you tried printing from "photo viewer" and let windows 7 select the page setup? Only make the selections that windows 7 asks for.
LordXaero:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on November 16, 2010, 03:03:02 AM ---Nothing screaming at me from the settings - can you print a full page of text, or a complete printer test page?
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I just did a test print, and everything seemed to look fine.
Could this have anything to do with it? I noticed where it says paper available, in the properties, it says only Letter. I dunno. Just a thought maybe?
--- Quote from: akrate69 on November 16, 2010, 11:08:01 AM ---I looked on HP's website with not much luck. I take it when you re-installed the software and the driver, you did it from here on HP's site, and not from the disc that came with the your printer.
If you haven't yet, you can try running HP's "Print Diagostic Utility".
Also, have you tried printing from "photo viewer" and let windows 7 select the page setup? Only make the selections that windows 7 asks for.
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See, that's the thing. I tried using the orignal disc it came with, installed everything, and even restarted. When I hooked the printer up, Windows started scanning Windows Update for the proper drivers, and installed them. It's as if installing the disc did absolutely nothing. I didn't even use the HP's website to install the drivers, cause Windows Update took care of everything already.
Ran the HP Diagnostic Utility. Everything it reported was fine. What gives?
I have printed from photo viewer, with no luck either.
akrate69:
Download the software and driver from HP's site here.