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I keep getting "File needed: Printer driver INF ..." No driver found
From a Windows 7, 64bit PC, I am trying to add an HP LaserJet 5100 printer that is connected to another machine on the network. The other machine's OS is XP home 32 bit. I first try adding a printer from Devices and Printers, choosing 'Add a network ... printer', choosing the printer that I want (hplaserjet5100pcl6 on ...) that pops up on the screen, and after waiting for it to install, get message 'No Driver Found'. I press OK, and am presented with 'File needed...' dialog box. I search around blindly for an .inf files that will work, all of them resulting in "windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver...". The other thing I have tried is going to the HP LaserJet 5100 driver page on the HP web site, choosing the driver page for windows 7, 64bit PC, and, being presented with several choices of drivers, I choose the most logical to me, HP Universal Print Driver For Windows PCL6. I download the .exe file, and then run it. The HP Universal Printing Installer comes up, so I agree to their terms, choose Tradition mode, click Install, and then I go through the same steps as before, Add a network ...printer,etc, finally ending with the same 'No driver found', etc. messages. What else can I try?