#LaserJet4p & Windows 95
3 messages in this thread
Howard:
I've had printing problems win win95 and my hplj4p printer, so I reinstalled
the old wfw3.11 printer driver, and it behaves better, but still not correctly.
Microsoft says contact hp, and hp says contact Microsoft. So, where does that
leave us? I don't know!
John
Well, since you are running a clearly labeled Beta there's no question the
ball is in Microsoft's court. HP doesn't support some operating systems that
are really out there; it certainly does not support directly any other
company's beta no matter how many copies said company throws around. THe bottom
line is, if WIN95 wasn't still basically a work in progress it wouldn't be a
beta, it would be a retail product.
That said, while I don't think all of the printer capabilities are enabled,
the LJ4 driver in WIN95 has been reported overall to be quite stable. I haven't
used it but I've used the similar one for the 1200 and it's performed pretty
good (wish I could say the same about WIN95 in general on my system but that's
another story).
The 16 bit driver should certainly work, but make sure that you first
deleted any HP Laserjet drivers you might already have installed before using
it. WIN95 is pushy and otherwise might try and use them anyway if they are
still in any way installed. Also, try printing without making this the default
printer. That is, choose it. There is a problem with some WIN95 builds that
cause problems when a printer is the "default."
Jack:
Thanks for the input. It just seems to me that with the number of HP printers
out there, someone would be more concerned at this stage in the game about the
printer driver problems. I know in some cases, manufacturers are putting out
beta software of their own to go with the win95 beta. But, what's the hurry…
Jack