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The second most annoying thing about HP printers to me for the past 6 years has been their horrible 600mb driver software packages. (The first simply being th

by mey 15y ago

The second most annoying thing about HP printers to me for the past 6 years has been their horrible 600mb driver software packages. (The first simply being the price of ink).

nodata 15y ago
You want the HP Universal Print Driver: http://h20271.www2.hp.com/SMB-AP/cache/380442-0-0-14-121.html http://h20271.www2.hp.com/SMB-AP/cache/380442-0-0-14-121.htm...
- shithead 15y ago
  Thanks for the tip. But, hey, it's HP ... can't change the spots on that cat. Drill down two not-so-obvious links to the download page, and there are SEVEN choices of "universal" driver: Select your product » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - PCL 5 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - PCL 6 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - Postscript » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows 64-bit PCL 5 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows 64-bit PCL 6 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows 64-bit PS [ http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=503548 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList... ] Thankfully they forgave us the usual split in NA, EMEA, AP1, AP2, etc, geographic versions, with the only clue being in the cryptic codename in the link.
  - nodata 15y ago
    It's still better than seven separate installers per printer each of which is 10 times bigger :)
    - seabee 15y ago
      A polished turd is still a turd. The point is other printer mfrs get it right, so why can't HP?
jarek 15y ago
Meh. They're not focusing on software as in printer drivers. They're focusing on software as in enterprise architecture and professional services. There, 600 MB is the basic client demo you put together in half a day.
wiredfool 15y ago
If my newish hp printer is anything to go on, their core competency is requiring me to agree to the printer's terms of service. Seems to happen every single time I want to do anything with the printer. I've had good hp printers (laserjet3, original deskwriter), and one decent one (hp555), but this one is pretty crappy. The software isn't very good, the wifi on it sucks, the ink cartridges are always low. What's more, it came from the apple store, with a new macbook. It works better with my ubuntu boxes.
dataloss 15y ago
You're clicking on the wrong link. They offer the bare driver on the same page...just a few lines below.

by mey 15y ago

The second most annoying thing about HP printers to me for the past 6 years has been their horrible 600mb driver software packages. (The first simply being the price of ink).

nodata 15y ago

You want the HP Universal Print Driver: http://h20271.www2.hp.com/SMB-AP/cache/380442-0-0-14-121.html http://h20271.www2.hp.com/SMB-AP/cache/380442-0-0-14-121.htm...

shithead 15y ago
Thanks for the tip. But, hey, it's HP ... can't change the spots on that cat. Drill down two not-so-obvious links to the download page, and there are SEVEN choices of "universal" driver: Select your product » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - PCL 5 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - PCL 6 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - Postscript » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows 64-bit PCL 5 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows 64-bit PCL 6 » HP Universal Print Driver for Windows 64-bit PS [ http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=503548 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList... ] Thankfully they forgave us the usual split in NA, EMEA, AP1, AP2, etc, geographic versions, with the only clue being in the cryptic codename in the link.
- nodata 15y ago
  It's still better than seven separate installers per printer each of which is 10 times bigger :)
  - seabee 15y ago
    A polished turd is still a turd. The point is other printer mfrs get it right, so why can't HP?

jarek 15y ago

Meh. They're not focusing on software as in printer drivers. They're focusing on software as in enterprise architecture and professional services. There, 600 MB is the basic client demo you put together in half a day.

wiredfool 15y ago

If my newish hp printer is anything to go on, their core competency is requiring me to agree to the printer's terms of service. Seems to happen every single time I want to do anything with the printer. I've had good hp printers (laserjet3, original deskwriter), and one decent one (hp555), but this one is pretty crappy. The software isn't very good, the wifi on it sucks, the ink cartridges are always low. What's more, it came from the apple store, with a new macbook. It works better with my ubuntu boxes.

dataloss 15y ago

You're clicking on the wrong link. They offer the bare driver on the same page...just a few lines below.