How do you connect a compaq ij300 printer with no cd?

Install the drivers first...here it is: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&softwareitem=33285

Follow the instructions. If you lost them you can get them from Compaq's website.

I found this solution on another website, I suggest you give it a try.

Everything works fine since I installed Vista except for my printer a Compaq IJ300 which is a Lexmark Z11 in disguise. I installed the driver for the regular Z11 through the "Add Printer " but had problems.

Went to Lexmark site - downloaded drivers for Z11 Series ColorFine- working perfectly. So far I have no other problems with vista.

The AC adapter for the COMPAQ IJ300 is the Class 2 Power Supply, Model DND-3005, INPUT 120-127V-50/60 Hz 350mA, OUTPUT 30V---500mA, PART # 70D0209, Assembled in China 9933 per my orignal adapter for the COMPAQ IJ 300.

cartridge setting was on color changed that to black and problem was fixed

Why dont you go to the store that you bought the printer from and ask one of there people there fix the problem..

kaju, pls download the driver from this linkhttp://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=77667&action=summary

As above my printer will not stop printing. As long as it as paper it continues to run paper though.

Sadly, Compaq printers (rebranded low-end Lexmarks, the X11 in your case) were not robust at all. Since they were originally created to be a free pack-in for new home PC's, they were not really meant to be used for more than a year or so. It sounds like there is some build up around the jet area, this build up will smudge around when printing. You can try to clean it out with a few cotton swabs although if you aren't careful, some cotton fibers might join in the mess. Another trick I have done in the past is run a piece of cardstock through the printer a few times. Sometimes the extra thick paper will help scrape off excess inks.

My compaq ij300 was doing the same thing. I removed the cartridge, took a kleenex and wiped the back of the cartridge until it was completely dry and shiny looking...until no more ink would come off on the kleenex. Replaced the cartridge and aligned it using the printing software. I didn't use the test page, just typed a one-line document and hit Print. That took care of the problem.