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Hi, I just bought a new computer and plugged(usb plug) in my old printer(HP Deskjet 1280). The new computer doesn't recognise the printer as a printer. I have tried to download a driver from hp.com but still no luck. Any ideas? thanks

Asked by : Nipani
Date asked : 8th December, 2010

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Some times if you install a different HP Printer Driver it will work.. Maybe try installing the 1220C driver from the HP site - Try the link below or search on Google
h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp
Are you running the 64 Bit version of Windows 7 - If you are then make sure you download and install a 64 bit driver

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Hi, I just bought a new computer and plugged(usb plug) in my old printer(HP Deskjet 1280). The new computer doesn't recognise the printer as a printer. I have tried to download a driver from hp.com but still no luck. Any ideas? thanks

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