Windows 7 does not like my HP Laserjet 1018 printer

[hobbit709]

I upgraded one of my computers with new cpu and motherboard. So I figured, what the hell, I'll put 7 Ultimate 64 bit on it. Everything went fine until I connected the printer. Error message saying Windoze couldn't install the driver. So I went to HP's site, got the driver and tried to install it. Kept telling me to plug in the printer and turn on power. I even tried the ista driver-same message.

Got out my laptop with 7 Home Premium on it-same BS. Took my Samsung ML-2510 Printer, hooked it onto the 7 machine and we have liftoff. Put HP printer on computers with XP and XP X64, installed driver-works just fine on both of those.

Just another one of those little quirks in various OS's that you learn about. Like my Samsung CLP-510 color laser on Linux. The Samsung Linux driver won't let it print at full resolution and won't work with the duplexer. There is a Xerox printer(can't remember the model right now) that is basically the same printer and it's Linux printer lets you print with the Samsung at full resolution and duplex operation.

[BlueJazz]

1. Have you tried using the Vista Drivers ? .In a few cases that I've encounted....

....(sometimes) the Vista drivers will work in 7.

One brought to mind is the Riveria Montago Sound card. (their site site didn't have drivers for 7 but Vista drivers worked fine)

Also a Epson printer had the same scenario.

I know from your posts ..hobbit709...that you know what you're doing (around computers) but just thought I'd throw
this in. :) :)

[struggle4progress]

2. Several ideas here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/36193-laser-jet-hp-1018-a.html

[hobbit709]

3. I tried those-no go

Like I said, I just swapped printers between computers and no problem, Samsung works fine with 7, HP works fine on XP X64.

[Warpy]

4. I've had enough annoying issues that when my XP box died

(and I mean died as in smoke curling up out of the HD) and reinstalling the drivers from the recovery disc didn't work and I really didn't have time to futz around with it, I bought a refurbished XP box online to use until I get the old machine up and running, probably with Linux.

I remember similar problems when XP came out, waiting months for drivers to catch up to the new OS. I never did get one scanner to work.

[MyNameGoesHere]

5. Perhaps this is an HP issue

From the FAQ

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01907602&tmp_task=solveCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&softwareitem=bi-58529-3&os=4063&product=1814094