HP LaserJet 1200

[dmb219]

I have a Laserjet 1200 and I can't get it to work either. I've tried compatibility mode for Vista and XP. Hopefully a future build will include a driver.

 

[johngalt]

According to HP LaserJet and Color LaserJet Products - Product Support Matrix for Microsoft Windows Vista - c00808536 - HP Business Support Center the HP LaserJet 1100, 1200, and 1300 Series is supported natively by Vista.

In looking further, the link to the HP web page is outdated, but searching for the same title leads me to Laser Printing Problems using Microsoft Windows Vista - The HP LaserJet blog by Vince Ferraro - which seems to have some valuable information in it. Perhaps this will help you out in Win7?

 

[premorob]

HP drivers are at Windows Update

try this link to window catalogue update
Microsoft Updahttp://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=%22windows%207%20laserjet%201200%22te Catalog

 

[johngalt]

premorob - your update broke the link - it changed the "text" of the link but not the acutal link, so it still points to the LaserJet 4....

DMB, use this link in IE: Microsoft Update Catalog

 

[dmb219]

Thanks for the help, got it working!

 

[tmorrow24]

How did you get it to work? I double clicked EZInstall, and the installer begins, asks me to make sure printer is plugged in and powered on, then it hangs. sometimes it says its found new printer, but then hangs, and other tries its never found it. i've tried it both plugged in directly to my laptop via USB, and through the port replicator i'm using. no luck.
i'm using win 7 version 7068 if that matters.
thanks

 

[dmb219]

Actually I was trying to set it up on the wrong port - I thought I was connected with an LPT1 printer port. When I realized I was using a usb port, I scrolled down the available ports and saw the Laserjet 1200 driver in the list of ports. That worked. My new system doesn't even have a printer port. duh. Brain fart.

 

[tmorrow24]

Actually I was trying to set it up on the wrong port - I thought I was connected with an LPT1 printer port. When I realized I was using a usb port, I scrolled down the available ports and saw the Laserjet 1200 driver in the list of ports. That worked. My new system doesn't even have a printer port. duh. Brain fart.

sorry, i'm feeling a little "thick" --- can you explain what you mean when you say you scrolled down the available ports? Where? Somewhere in windows?

I thought I understood, and went back to make sure i had downloaded the driver labled HP LaserJet 1200 - USB. And actually, i had NOT. But now that i do have the USB version, i'm still not having success installing the printer. keeps telling me to make sure its plugged in an powered on, but never finds it.

 

[dmb219]

Start out in Devices and Printers, either from the start menu or control panel, then click add a printer. I had the HP driver installed before I did this, not sure if that was necessary or not. It does add another printer, I still have the one that Windows found that has no driver, but I have the new one I added also that works.

 

[tmorrow24]

okay, i understand now... where i'm stuck is actually getting the driver to install. I downloaded the USB package, extracted it, then i'm launching the EZnstall. I get the dialogue box that tells me to clic next, and make sure the device is connected and powered on, but it hangs, and never installs. if any of my steps to get the files installed sound different from your exprerience, let me know.
thanks!

 

[Zoltan]

I'm trying to install a LaserJet 1200 as a network driver.

The HP EZInstall fails because it looks for a printer directly connected to the PC.

I downloaded the "Microsoft driver update for HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL 5".
(I checked, the host of the printer, an XP machine, has PCL drivers)
Win7 doesn't find a driver in that directory either. (I unpacked the cab. The second time around...

Any ideas I should try?

EDIT: I'm on 7600 x64.

 

[Zoltan]

If I plug the printer directly to my PC then it gets installed without a hitch. Weird.

 

[healingrooms]

HP 1200 vs Windows 7 Enterprise

I've been using Windows 7 Enterprise, testing it on one workstation before installing it elsewhere, and one of the problems has been installing a HP 1200 as a network printer. I believe that I found a solution.

I do see a universal print driver for the HP1200 here:

64-bit:

HP LaserJet 1200 Printer series- Download drivers and software - HP Business Support Center

32-bit:

HP LaserJet 1200 Printer series- Download drivers and software - HP Business Support Center

The filename indicates it was designed for XP to Vista, but the description now includes Windows 7. And I verify that it does work with Windows 7.

 

[Zoltan]

I tried both PCL5 and PCL5 universal drivers, in both traditional and dynamic mode, but they all failed. After starting the installation the add printers windows pops up and after checking windows update, it exists with driver not found.

According to HP

LaserJet model specific printer drivers are currently available within the Windows 7 operating system. Installation of these drivers can be performed via Devices and Printers , formerly known as the Add Printer Wizard .

So it shouldn't even check win update, unless it has no idea what the shared printer is. So there is some kind of a problem between this win7 and the XP on the other end.
If I boot in XP32 instead of win7x64, the same shared printer on the same network works. Is there something I should do in XP to make it compatible with 7...?

 

[McPC]

I wrote about this problem in another thread and a solution that was presented was to:

Let Win 7 install the printer driver by hooking it up directly to the computer.

Then go to the printer in the control panel and ad a local printer port for it using the network path \\workstationname\printer

Worked for me.

 

[Zoltan]

Nope, same thing: finds the shared printer, starts windows update, fails to find a driver for "HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL". So it does detect the product properly through the network, it just can find a driver... a driver which is already installed since direct connection works...
I wonder if it's significant that it says "PCL" and not PCL5 or 6 as seen on the universal driver page.

 

[Adrian]

Nope, same thing: finds the shared printer, starts windows update, fails to find a driver for "HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL". So it does detect the product properly through the network, it just can find a driver... a driver which is already installed since direct connection works...
I wonder if it's significant that it says "PCL" and not PCL5 or 6 as seen on the universal driver page.

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[Adrian]

Install

Zoltan, did you receive a disk with your printer?

 

[Zoltan]

Sorry, I totally forgot about filling out my system specs, but it's done now.
I don't have the disks (I inherited the printer).

 

[Adrian]

follow this link

Good morning Zoltan,
After review it appears you have a legacy printer which HP may/not support in the future. So I suggest this workaround.

• Remove/disconnect your printer from your system
• Remove all HP softare, including any and all printer drivers. The reason for this is Windows 7 attempted installation which failed and their is some residual files in your system which will interfere with a new installation.
• Reboot your system
• Follow the attached link and download the driver/software package designated vista 64 onto your desktop or a known location.
• HP LaserJet 1200 Printer series- Download drivers and software - HP Business Support Center
• Right click your mouse over the downloaded file and view the drop down menu, select compatability mode XP 64 SP1 or 2, go up the drop down menu and find Administrator, double click "run as administrator" The drivers should begin installing.
• After the drivers have installed connect your printer. OS 7 should automatically detct new hardware and begin the installation process.

Report back with your progress.

Regards,
Adrian