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Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> clouded the
waters of pure thought with news:YG+TaQMLjOULFw0j@g3ohx.demon.co.uk: 

> In message 
> <93e9fffc-4f80-4ad5-9281-e61d990a61da@q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> "BertieBigBollox@gmail.com" <bertiebigbollox@gmail.com> writes
>>On Jan 15, 4:11�pm, Ian Jackson
>><ianREMOVETHISjack...@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>> In message <Xns9D0061BE79EA3snuhwolfyahoo...@216.196.97.142>,
>>> �n�hw��f <snuhw...@yahoo.com> writes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >"BertieBigBol...@gmail.com" <bertiebigbol...@gmail.com> clouded
>>> >the waters of pure thought with
>>> >news:bb6a4edc-932f-48bb-8417-97aa072796c0@u41g2000yqe.googlegrou
>>> >ps.co m:
>>>
>>> >> On Jan 14, 1:00�pm, "Don Schmidt" <Don
>>> >> Engin...@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote:
>>> >>> The following is posted on the HP site.
>>>
>>> >>> "Don't see your operating system?
>>> >>> If your operating system is not listed above, HP does not
>>> >>> have software o
>>> >> r
>>> >>> driver downloads available for this product in that
>>> >>> operating system."
>>>
>>> >>> Windows 2000 wasn't listed.
>>>
>>> >>> Seems your choices are, upgrade to Windows XP or a
>>> >>> compatible printer.
>>>
>>> >>> --
>>> >>> Don
>>> >>> Vancouver, USA
>>>
>>> >>> "BertieBigBol...@gmail.com" <bertiebigbol...@gmail.com>
>>> >>> wrote in message
>>>
>>> >>>news:1dbe2b0d-21b7-47de-a874-5fb38fc28e9a@26g2000yqo.googlegro
>>> >>>ups. 
>>> >>> com...
>>>
>>> >>> >A friend has got an old PC running Windows 2000 and has
>>> >>> >just bought a
>>> >>> > HP 1660 printer.
>>>
>>> >>> > Cant find the printer drivers - not on the HP website for
>>> >>> > Windows 2000.
>>>
>>> >>> > Any ideas? Would the HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) PCL 5
>>> >>> > 4.5 work?
>>> >>> > (http://en.kioskea.net/download/hp-universal-print-driver-u
>>> >>> > pd-pc l-1241- avis-opinions.php3).
>>>
>>> >>> > Or is it just a tough that a lot of manufacturers no
>>> >>> > longer write printer drivers for windows 2000?- Hide
>>> >>> > quoted text - 
>>>
>>> >>> - Show quoted text -
>>>
>>> >> Yes, but wondered if there were any 3rd party non-HP drivers?
>>>
>>> >Not for Windoze. HP dosen't support earlier versions of M$ than
>>> >what was current when the printer was built.
>>> >You *can* try getting CUPS running on windows...if you're a
>>> >masochist.
>>> >Or just use linux which has better printer support at this
>>> >point anyway.
>>> >I'm in a similar boat: w98 era printer with wXP OS.
>>> >No fuckin drivers for XP.
>>>
>>> This may not help, but I have an old laptop running W95. Several
>>> programs, which are specced for a minimum of XP, do seem to run
>>> OK on it (albeit very slowly because of the lack of memory and
>>> hard disk space, and a slow processor).
>>>
>>> I reckon that nothing below XP is not mentioned may not be that
>>> these programs don't work. It may simply be that no tests were
>>> done to see if they actually did work. I know that experts will
>>> say that you might screw up your computer, but is it possible
>>> that the printer will actually work with an XP driver?
>>> --
>>> Ian- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>>Nah. Doesnt install. Complains that version of OS is wrong.
> 
> That's a bit of a bugger, then.
> Any chance the printer can be persuaded to work adequately with a
> driver for an earlier version of the printer (one in the 'same
> family')? I suppose you've been to sites like these:
> 
> <http://driverwhiz.com/drivers-en?brand=HP&logo=HP&subid=1001-us-en
> -00000 000005>
> <http://www.driveraccess.com/app/pages/hp.aspx>

Might help:
This is a basic printer driver, and using this driver can show you 
whether the basic driver works... 
support.microsoft.com/kb/314085


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