Laptop will not print (wirelessly) to hp c7280 since installing win7 Printed fine with Vista Tried connecting laptop via USB to update with win7 drivers, but no installation of drivers - seems to be REinstalling all devices associated with printer. HP web page only gives option of downloading entire software suite. Don't need all that (it's installed on computer hardwired to router) JUST NEED DRIVER!

Hi, I just completed this same query this week.

to set up my remote network i followed promts from windows and then had to run my windows xp startup disc on my vista laptop.

After that was complete i had to install the hp printer setup cd onto my vista laptop and connect the hp printer to my router using the ethernet cable. I followed the prompts on the vista as the cd continued to install. then at the end of it all it showed i had correctly installed the printer via wireless and asked me to do a practice print which i did and all seems fine.

I can now print from my vista laptop and my windows xp desktop. I hope this helps

Hi richardhaley,
Isee that you are having issues with your Canon MP610 printer.
You mentioned that your printer is connected to an Apple Time capsule via USB and that it works fin on your Macbook and on your sons Vista Laptop but prints the colored shifted to the right on your daughter's Vista and wife's XP Laptop and this is connected via USB.
If I may ask have you tried printing wireless using your daughters Vista Laptop and you wife's XP Laptop to see if the colors are still gonna shifted to the right.
Also you mentioned the drive that the driver you are using is from bonjour but still you have the same problem.
Here is a link where you can download drivers specific for the versions of windows your daughter's Vista and your wife's XP would have, you will need to select exactly the OS operating system for the driver that you need also there is a software for each Operating system as well maybe you can download that as well for both system for you to be able to recalibrate the printer from the 2 machines.
I hope that this will help.
Thank you for choosing Fixya,
mvincentc

Hi. Hope you got it working fine now on your Windows 7. If not, go to Start Menu > Devices and Printers > right click on the Lexmark print object > Troubleshoot. Make sure the printer is on and is still connected to the computer via the usb cable.

I believe your suspicion of driver/Win7 problem is right on target. Many manufacturers have not created / updated hardware drivers to work under the new Windows 7 environment - which is much more security focused than past versions have been.

If the driver you downloaded from HP has not been tested and certified to work under Windows 7, then you have a slim chance of getting the printer to work correctly, if at all. If the driver has been tested and certified by HP, then I would file a trouble ticket with them, describing the problems exactly. You may have discovered a bug in their driver that they could not / did not test for.

I believe your suspicion of driver/Win7 problem is right on target. Many manufacturers have not created / updated hardware drivers to work under the new Windows 7 environment - which is much more security focused than past versions have been.

If the driver you downloaded from HP has not been tested and certified to work under Windows 7, then you have a slim chance of getting the printer to work correctly, if at all. If the driver has been tested and certified by HP, then I would file a trouble ticket with them, describing the problems exactly. You may have discovered a bug in their driver that they could not / did not test for.

Try running the software that came with the printer on the computer in question. If you have shared the drives on the network you can point the wizard to the location of the file through the mynetworkplaces.

Hello,
The printer drivers must be installed on each computer. If computer A runs XP, you must install driver for XP on computert A; If machine B runs Vista, then you must install printer drivers for Vista on machine B.

Hope it helps.

My experience is different. My DSL router died in the night and I had to install the old one. I just changed the wireless settings on my C7280, and now all three connections work. If no wire (ethernet or USB) is connected, the wireless connection works. If the Ethernet cable is connected, it works via Ethernet, and if the USB cable is connected, it works via USB. It seems to default in that order.

Ok, I too have HP Photosmart 7280 and it was spit'g out a blank page after each print page.
I went into the Control Panel/Printers - Right click on the HP Photosmart 7200 series icon and choose delete. Don't worry...just delete it.
Right above (Vista) click on Add a Printer - it's going to ask you if you want to add a local printer which is connected via USB connection or if you are set up wireless then choose Network
It will find your printer click on the printer hit next - then this is the most important step
It will ask you to find the manufacturer it shows Hewlett-Packard and underneath it shows HP - Do not click on HP - you'll have the same problem with that driver - choose Hewlett-Packard and find this driver HP Photosmart C7200 series Version 61.71.244.0 [3/23/07]
Hopefully they are all digitally signed with this information.
Click on that driver and click next - then click on replace the current driver and click next.
Print a test page and problem should be solved. Hope it helped!

The issue is occuring due to the Windows Vista . You can get solution by using below web link :


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934633

Please copy the entire URL and paste it in a new window of Internet Explorer and press Enter.

Follow instructions from above link.

Thanks
Silan