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Nov 26th, 2008 at 05:17 AM
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This pentium 4 that I was given is a major pain. I've loaded the driver for the printer from hp but the colors are not a match at all. HP says contact Microsoft. But the stuff on the tecnet over there doesn't make any sense to me at all. Can you guide me through what I need to do? Or is it one of those things where the simplest answer is just to get a different printer?
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Mr. James The Gnome Wrangler
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Unfortunatley W2K is just one of those "fickle" operating systems for "standard" users... Windows NT transisioned to 2000 (then 2003) while 98 transisioned to ME then XP (and now Vista); so your W2k is more suited for "server" work than casual user mumbo jumbo...
While the drivers themselves should *just work* I wouldn't really know where to start trying to troubleshoot on it... did it ever work "properly"?
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It's a used computer so I don't know the answer to that.
I can print out black and white.
Can you suggest a used colcr printer that might work with the word 2003, windows 2000?
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Well, you should first attempt their latest driver: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/printers/software/930-enu-win2k.exeIf it fails (hp failing on older printers, hehe) then look into something new... what price range are you looking at? what features? (just a printer, or printer scanner fax blah blah blah)? NewEgg has a boatload of printers, so many options it's nearly scary lol
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Thank you for the links I'll take a look. But it may be awhile before I can afford anything.
I would of course love the printer, scanner, fax blah blah blah but I doubt they are in my price range.
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I'll look for something 'more affordable than most' later ;)
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Canon has a decent one for $99, ClickyHP also has a good one for $99, ClickyBoth have a decent rating and huge reviews...
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Thank you Moguai. I'll definitely bookmark those two.
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I went and looked at various printers; oh if only I had $200 to blow on a printer lol...
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I went and looked at various printers; oh if only I had $200 to blow on a printer lol... Oh dear--if we, any of us, only had $200.00 to spend on a printer.---if only my HP in the basement would work on this computer----I still go down and use it if I am in real need.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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Money is so tight right now I'm not sure if I'll be able to find any for family pictures this year...
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TRY $99.
is what i did ....
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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I just reakized.... The 932C HP is what I have in the basement on the old computer that is down there. I love it and it works like a charm--well 95% of the time. (it does not like to cancel prints---& if you do hit cancel--it runs & runs & runs---blank sheets out)
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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Hot Rod
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My sis has hp very pricey one.....All she does is fight with it to make it stable. FOr about 6 years now.. Mine kept grabbing the paper an turning it and jaming. Like a cheap piece of nothing. This one is top load like the old fellers were.
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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I know what you mean about grabbing paper. This one got ahold of my address lables and really made a mess. And those labels were expensive. Now I still have to hand write out half of the christmas cards grrrrrh.
I'm glad that you like the one you have. I went and got a color ink cartridge for it today. We'll see if that will fix the problem or if it is the driver. In which case I plan to cry alot.
I just got back from the computer place. Tbey had to fight the trojans for control of my computer again. But it looks like this time we have a complete win for our side. Now lets just hope I can keep it free of trojans and viruses.
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HP printers are on sale today for $46. at walmart All you loyals can afford that ....
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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Frogger
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well now they do this---Kodak os sending me a replacement Easy Share all on one---we will hope this one works----
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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Thanks, barb--I think I will need it.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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