Windows 7: HP deskjet 3420 driver

anyone? hp website says to use the vista built-in driver for 3600 series, but it doesn't show on seven drivers list.

the driver pack for vista x64 says the os is 32bits

thx.

Hi,

Here's the direct link to all the drivers for HP Deskjets from Microsoft.
Microsoft Update Catalog

thx!
download the last 3 drivers for 3600 series. came one for amd64, one for ia64 e other for x86. all cabinet file. how do i use this tipe of file? no .inf or .exe extension
thx again.

Has anyone gotten any of HP's Photosmart series printers to work on x86? I downloaded the Windows 7 client HP 7800 series driver for my 7850 from catalog.update.microsoft.com and tried to install by device manager. It said that it was incompatible. I tried to install anyway and no go.

I checked Windows Update and had the OS search specifically for a driver. They both found nothing.

Then I downloaded right from HP the Vista x86 driver. Tried to install normal, in compatibility mode for Vista, and also their SPs and still no go.

Anyone have this or similar successfully installed? I even read that MS tested my printer specifically for Windows 7, so I dunno. I mean, I even got my ancient ATI TV Wonder PCI goin here in 7 just recently haha.

They are windows .cab files. Windows should open them, as they are just compressed files. You can use a common program like winzip.

Yeah, I extracted to a folder and tried to install from that. It did what I said, unfortunately.

I just visited the MS site again and it seems when I type in Photosmart 7800, there are all sorts of drivers listed. I'll probably be able to sort it out. TY.

You only need the AMD64 one the others are not for your system.

figger it out.
extracted all files but a windows error pop up.
used the following procedure: add a printer, add local printer, port usb001, clicked have disk button, select the location of extracted files, select only .inf file prnhp001.inf , selected the deskjet 3600 series, next, and the error appears.

You don't need to extract the cab files just browse to where they are located.

Choose LPT1: (printer port) as indicated here

If the 3600 series do not work you can use the 3500 series

tried it also, but if don't extracted the files search in have disk doesn't found any .inf file.

used the lpt' port in procedure above, and also choose the 3500 series. same error occurs.

becoming real tricky this installation

will try to download the other 3 drivers from MS update

thx again for your interest and time.