HP Deskjet 5440 not responding
Posted by admin on Dec 7th, 2006
we can print a PDF, print to a file, print to a Quicken PDF, but we cant print to our HP Deskjet 5440 from Windows Vista Business. We have XP Pro SP2 as well, which prints fine. I have been trying for a week and dont want to have to buy a nonHP printer because the quality is great, but i am running out of options, any ideas?
Dec 12th, 2006 at 04:47 pm
Ah someone else trying to confuse us all by asking question about a PC running XP in a newsgroup specifically for VISTA printing issues.Uninstall and reinstall the printer... coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm Cari (MSMVP) Windows Technologies Printing & Imaging coribright.com/windows"MaifithDesign"
Dec 17th, 2006 at 01:33 am
MaifithDesign wrote: Is the printer connected directly to the Vista PC or are you trying to print over a network. If the printer is connected to a network, you may need to connect directly to the Vista PC in order to get the proper drivers to install and note, the drivers for that printer that are avaialble at this time only support basic printing functions but should support what you are trying to do. Check this link to information about your printer and Vista at the HP website: h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00809839&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=445441&lang=en Michael Solomon
Dec 21st, 2006 at 07:31 am
ACTUALLY, i have Vista Business on my PC and Vista Home Premium on Our Laptop. I merely mentioned that the printer worked when it was attached to the PC running XP. This is a VISTA question.Michael : The printer is directly attached to my Vista Business machine via USB. I tried the new universal printing drivers suggested on another forum using "HP_Vista_SF_Ph1" but that didn't work either. It just says the drivers are not for my specified printer even though they are.Looks like i will be buying a new printer today."Cari (MSMVP)" wrote:
Dec 23rd, 2006 at 02:06 pm
MaifithDesign wrote: One last thing you might consider. Try installing the printer on the Vista setup in XP compatibility mode. It's been awhile since I did this but, as I recall, you right click the printer's setup exe, select properties and somewhere in there I believe is the option to run in XP compatiblity mode.If that fails, HP is coming out with new models this month. There's an article at the following link that you might want to check out to see if there's anything there that might meet your needs: pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2090499,00.aspIf anything looks interesting, I'd contact HP first to be sure they will be supplying full featured Vista drivers for the model that interests you either on the CD that ships with the printer or available for download. I checked on the new allinone "J" models of which they already have one listed on the HP site but the driver page is not clear on whether or not the drivers available for that model are full featured Vista drivers or only handle basic functions so I'd make a presales call to them to confirm full featured drivers will be available for the printer that interests you when it becomes available this month. Michael Solomon
Dec 27th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
I am having a problem with my print spooler not running. There seems to be a corrupted file, from a lexmark print I installed but wouldn't work with vista even after I downloaded the vista driver from Lexmark. I unistalled the Lexmark, but there is a file "lexbces" that remained. I found it by using the search and "service.msc". I now can't perform this search and can't locate the file, and my system shows no printers are installed, even though two are and worked previously. I would sure appreciate some help. Thank you."MaifithDesign" wrote:
Dec 31st, 2006 at 10:41 am
Steve wrote: and choose repair install from the list of options when they appear.Another possibility, if it hasn't been too long, you could try doing a System Restore to get you back to a point where you might be able to start over before the spooler stopped functioning. Michael Solomon