HP Photosmart P1000 Driver for W7

[aznbaby]

I've found a thread here saying using HP deskjet 930C
or something like that.

butwhen i tried clicking windows update to get more drivers
i get this pop up message frmo windows saying
windows was unable to get devices list from windows update
please try again

and i've tried so amny times it keeps on saying that.

can someone help me?
i dont want to buy a new printer
cuz i've done this method before and it worked fine
but since i had system restore, it was gone
and not working now

help!

 

[banderz777]

I've found a thread here saying using HP deskjet 930C
or something like that.

butwhen i tried clicking windows update to get more drivers
i get this pop up message frmo windows saying
windows was unable to get devices list from windows update
please try again

and i've tried so amny times it keeps on saying that.

can someone help me?
i dont want to buy a new printer
cuz i've done this method before and it worked fine
but since i had system restore, it was gone
and not working now

help!

Just look in windows for the driver they are most likely there.

 

[aznbaby]

what do you mean windows?

can you tell me in details
and how to get to where i am supposed to be?

thank you

 

[Zidane24]

it seems like an internal error with Windows Update....I am understanding you right I think; when you try to check for updates it says it can't obtain the driver list right?

EDIT: Just did some searching and found this...

You should be able to install and use the Deskjet 970 driver built into
Vista for the Photosmart P1000. This will not support reading the photo
cards back to the computer but should work fine for printing.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

I forgot to ask but might you post the error code being provided by WU so we might better understand the issue at hand

Since vista and 7 are so alike try this and post your results

 

[aznbaby]

it seems like an internal error with Windows Update....I am understanding you right I think; when you try to check for updates it says it can't obtain the driver list right?

EDIT: Just did some searching and found this...

You should be able to install and use the Deskjet 970 driver built into
Vista for the Photosmart P1000. This will not support reading the photo
cards back to the computer but should work fine for printing.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

Since vista and 7 are so alike try this and post your results

Hi thank you for the suggestion

but i from the built in drivers list from windows 7
i dont see hp deskjet 970.
any other option??

i cant print out anything
like you said i just want the printer to print
nothin else!!

 

[Zidane24]

Hi thank you for the suggestion

but i from the built in drivers list from windows 7
i dont see hp deskjet 970.
any other option??

i cant print out anything
like you said i just want the printer to print
nothin else!!

Ok I looked through all the drivers for printers in 7 and I would try the HP 915 under printers->HP....post your results....and please post the Windows Update error codes

 

[aznbaby]

Ok I looked through all the drivers for printers in 7 and I would try the HP 915 under printers->HP....post your results....and please post the Windows Update error codes

Hi I've tried the very first and second
which is 910 and 915
it installs it okey like nothing wrong
BUT when it's trying to print something
it doesn't print.
it prints out weird characters like symbols like
dollar signs, smilie faces, hearts etc.

NOT working.

it didn't give me any error codes
when i try to get updated device list frm windows update
it js keep on saying it can't get it and try again
but its not working at all for me!

 

[Zidane24]

Hi I've tried the very first and second
which is 910 and 915
it installs it okey like nothing wrong
BUT when it's trying to print something
it doesn't print.
it prints out weird characters like symbols like
dollar signs, smilie faces, hearts etc.

NOT working.

it didn't give me any error codes
when i try to get updated device list frm windows update
it js keep on saying it can't get it and try again
but its not working at all for me!

This is becoming quite a big driver issue now isn't it? From what I can gather (and I have been reading through various forums...) is that Your printer is not supported for anything above XP yet. The only driver that seems to install for it is one from Windows Update. Now before you break down and threaten to kill HP and Microsoft...can you ask windows update to update at all (as in check for updates). If this still doesn't work than try rebooting and kill your internet connection in the process....IF THAT doesn't work than you might have to repair Windows 7 (I will provide a llink to that tut here shortly)

 

[aznbaby]

hi.
i am online with my netbook.
my hp laptop wont even turn on now.
i mean it's on but the screen is all black
nothing is showing.
so i can't do anything there.

sigh. what is happening to my hp laptop..lol.

 

[Zidane24]

sounds like something even greater is going on now....with Windows Update crashing and the latop won't turn on correctly than I would recommend a clean install of windows 7....it will probably fix all of your issues....