HP Printer Compatible with Windows Vista I am looking for an HP Printer/Copier/Scanner that is compatible with Windows Vista with no hiccups. Does anyone have a recommendation?
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Hi, Apparently the HP 3100 series does really well with the new Vista. HP Officejet 7310 is having a 50% success rating as far as I can tell....a crap shoot. HP can tell you for sure and their printers are like Dinosaurs: if Microsoft would stop making "upgrades" that aren't compatible, I'm sure every HP printer I ever owned would still be working fine. :) Good luck!
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Sorry! My printer is not an all-in-one. It is a 2512. It works with windows 7 and Vista. It's the best printer I've ever owned.
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I would say yes. I have an XP and a Win 7 machine and we use it between the machines. I don't particularly like the scanner now that I have had opportunity to use it. I needed a flatbed and HP has always been a good machine. However, too many complicated ways to get the drivers work and I have PaperPort which HP doesn't work that well with. So I have to use their software for which I do not care.
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Search the Internet for "Ubuntu printer compatibility." You will find a page on the Ubuntu community documentation web site. From there, you will find links discussing various printer models, which ones work, which don't work, and which work with tricks. Pay careful attention to the version of Ubuntu, because compatibility can differ from version to version. It seems that, in general, HP printers are likely to work best, BUT again, look on the web site for specific brand and model information. If your need for printing is only occasional, Ubuntu (and most other Linux) comes with a built-in capability to create PDF documents. These can be saved to a USB and taken to some outfits (such as FedEx Kinko's) where there are photocopiers that read USB (black and white, or color).
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I have a HP wireless 8500 all in one that will not work at all with refilled or compatible cartriges. I will never again buy anything HP. Does anyone know of a printer that will work with compatible cartriges.
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Yes these printers work very well with Windows 7. I've installed several for my customers and they have the easiest software setup I've ever used.
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Download an updated driver from hp. But it's hit or miss. Doesn't always work.I eventually used a cable to print.
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I have to say NO contrary to what otehrs have said. I bought a new HP Pavillion laptop with Vista and it is reading this as a 14 in 1 reader, not 12 in 1 and there are no drivers on this machine or withing Windows that work. There is also no driver on the Sandisk webpage that are for Vista so to me the answer is deffinately NO.
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My own experience is that printing to the MX860 after upgrading to Win 7 64 bit from Vista Home Premium 64 bit was AOK BUT the scanner won't work with Win 7.
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Me too. I saw one review that said he attached it to his Windows 7 computer and no problems. I am hoping this is true. My three-year old HP scanner will not work with Windows 7 and HP has no plans to develop a driver for their older (barely) models.
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Yes, this printer is compatible with Windows 7. It may seem difficult to deal with but the help action with the Officejet 4500 is very good. Use it if you get stuck.
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The only one that I can claim 100% compatibility with is Windows 7. We have yet to migrate our 6 locations over to Windows 8, so I can't answer whether it's compatible with that OS or not. I believe in the next quarter we will be moving everyone over to Windows 8. I can give an update at that point in time. Overall, the printer is a good workhorse and we've had no issues with it. Hope that helps. Dave
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my vista 64 business has drivers for it, no need to download anything, just add printer from control panel, select it and you're done.
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Don't know about vista. I have xp on my machine. You may also need an adapter on an older hp printer.
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I have one 64 bit vista hp desktop, 3 x 32 bit vista hp laptops, and one vista ibm laptop all connected to the printer through my wireless network. Not only do they all work fine, but i love that you can scan to the ip address and access a scan on any computer. My trick was to have the "dedicated" desktop that has the solution center on it. Each laptop had the drivers installed via my network, so we did not use the cd for any of them - just the desktop. If there is a problem you have to use the desktop (which is always there anyway) to use the solution center. But we all share printing and it works for a whole household of students (one phd student). I have one 64 bit vista hp desktop, 3 x 32 bit vista hp laptops, and one vista ibm laptop all connected to the printer through my wireless network. Not only do they all work fine, but i love that you can scan to the ip address and access a scan on any computer. My trick was to have the "dedicated" desktop that has the solution center on it. Each laptop had the drivers installed via my network, so we did not use the cd for any of them - just the desktop. If there is a problem you have to use the desktop (which is always there anyway) to use the solution center. But we all share... » Read More I have one 64 bit vista hp desktop, 3 x 32 bit vista hp laptops, and one vista ibm laptop all connected to the printer through my wireless network. Not only do they all work fine, but i love that you can scan to the ip address and access a scan on any computer. My trick was to have the "dedicated" desktop that has the solution center on it. Each laptop had the drivers installed via my network, so we did not use the cd for any of them - just the desktop. If there is a problem you have to use the desktop (which is always there anyway) to use the solution center. But we all share printing and it works for a whole household of students (one phd student). « Show Less
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I simply connected the printer to my Win7 computer and allowed Windows to do the rest. It automatically installed it. Then, I went to the HP support website and downloaded the Win7 compatible firmware/software. Installed it and it was done. I had full use of all of the features. However, if you haven't already bought one, I advise against buying this particular model. My extensive review is on Amazon here.
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Windows XP? What is that? (lol) I have no idea. It would be best to look the printer up on the HP website and read the requirements.