more printer driver problems hp 6127  

HP says to use deskjet 990c driver already installed in Win 7. Problem it is NOT installed with Win 7 Home Premium. (It is installed in Pro listed as Hewlett Packard right under the HP). Opened add printer. Left panel shows HP. Right panel does not show 990c. Clicked windows update button. After several minutes "windows was unable to get a list of devices from windows update. please try again".
I've been trying at random times for the past two months. always get the same message.

my deskjet 6127 is listed in devices and printers in "unspecified". right click shows create shortcut, toubleshoot, properties. Troubleshoot "the driver for this device is not installed."

Tried to install 6127 driver from disk. wizard progress bar went to 100% and rolled back. rebooted and tried again. same result. Tried renaming 6127 as 990c. selected print test page. first page printed alpha numeric garbage first third of page and ejected. next page printed middle of page and ejected. next page printed right third and I stopped the print sequence.

I DL 990c driver to disc and tried to install. it won't go.

I'm 81 years old. would like to get this resolved before my expiration date. Thanks

Looks like a corrupted DL. First item in folder hpf990n setup information has 0 bytes. Been too long since I DL the driver. don't remember where I got it from. Any suggestions? HP no help "only available from windows update".
I might be better off buying a new printer that has Win 7 drivers.

Doug

Hello

I also have a 6127. When you go to add a printer and windows lists out the available drivers there is also a button to allow you to update the driver list. If you update the list you will find that it will include the 990c.

I have done this and my 6127 seems to work quite happily on the 990c driver.

Hope this helps.

I also have 6127. The printer is discovered via network.
However no printer driver is present.
When i select update, then i do see 990c.
I can install by selecting 990c.
However I run into the following problems.
WHen printing a Black and white document and select B&W instead of color on the
printing preferences, the text that printed out has a reddish tint -- which means it
is using the color cartridge. I know that the 6127, when printing B&W text, will not
use the color cartridge.

I then tried selecting the printer driver for 930/932/935 -- this works and the BW printing
works fine (ie no redish tint)
Only snag is with 930/932935 driver it does not automatically detect that the printer has a duplex tray and therefore I have select the duplex tray in device properties.
After that it works fine.

I had tried going through XP mode and sharing the printer but that still forces you to select one of 930/932/935 or 990c printer driver.

I don't know why HP's web site asks you to use thr 990c driver. Perhaps
HP wants you to waste your color ink so they can make money.

The 9127 is one of the most economical (ink wise) deskject printers that
hp has ever made. Maybe that is why they are not making the driver available on vista or windows 7.