Can't Print/Connect from Windows 7 to Shared PSC 1315 on XP Machine

[Kahless]

I have an HP PSC 1315 connected to a Windows XP (32 bit) machine.  This printer is shared.  I can access it from other XP machines on my home network.  I cannot access it from my Windows 7 (64 bit) machine.  I can see the printer is shared on the machine, but when I double click on it, I get the following error:

"Windows can't find a driver for hp spc 1310 series on the network.  To locate one manually, click OK.  Otherwise, click Cancel and consult your network administrator or the printer manufacturer's website."

So I tried downloading the Windows 7 (64 bit) driver from HP and installed it on my Windows 7 machine:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=al-75052-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ca&...

At the end of the install, it asks to connect the printer to the computer through USB.  Since I'm not physically connecting the printer to the Windows 7 machine, I check the box that says I can't connect to it right now and proceed to finish.

I then tried to connect to the printer and I get the same error.  I try locating a driver manually.  I point to c:\windows\inf\ with no success (I'm *assuming* the driver info would get installed there, though I don't know what the .inf name is).  Windows says it can't find a suitable driver.  Possibly I should be looking for it elsewhere?

I found some troubleshooting utility on HP's website, but it doesn't give "shared printer over a network" as one of the connection schemes to troubleshoot.

 I'm kinda stumped on this one.  Hoping it's going to be something simple I missed.

Thanks!

[erico · Accepted solution]

Hi,

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Kahless wrote:

I have an HP PSC 1315 connected to a Windows XP (32 bit) machine.  This printer is shared.  I can access it from other XP machines on my home network.  I cannot access it from my Windows 7 (64 bit) machine.  I can see the printer is shared on the machine, but when I double click on it, I get the following error:

"Windows can't find a driver for hp spc 1310 series on the network.  To locate one manually, click OK.  Otherwise, click Cancel and consult your network administrator or the printer manufacturer's website."

So I tried downloading the Windows 7 (64 bit) driver from HP and installed it on my Windows 7 machine:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=al-75052-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ca&...

At the end of the install, it asks to connect the printer to the computer through USB.  Since I'm not physically connecting the printer to the Windows 7 machine, I check the box that says I can't connect to it right now and proceed to finish.

I then tried to connect to the printer and I get the same error.  I try locating a driver manually.  I point to c:\windows\inf\ with no success (I'm *assuming* the driver info would get installed there, though I don't know what the .inf name is).  Windows says it can't find a suitable driver.  Possibly I should be looking for it elsewhere?

I found some troubleshooting utility on HP's website, but it doesn't give "shared printer over a network" as one of the connection schemes to troubleshoot.

 I'm kinda stumped on this one.  Hoping it's going to be something simple I missed.

Thanks!

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Here is a nice explanation of how to share a printer from an XP PC to a Windows 7 PC on a home network.  This should work since the Windows 7 (64-bit) PC can see the Windows XP 32-bit partition.  What you missed was the type of port to use for the networking connection. 

Best regards,
erico

[Kahless]

Beautiful!

Thank you very much Erico.  Worked like a charm!

[user141]

I have the exact same problem as the OP.  However in my case the machine which the printer is connected to is Vista not XP (although I don't think that makes a difference).  I downloaded and installed the windows 7 driver as the OP did.  I followed the instructions in the article linked to.  That article describes two options for the printer driver:

1. Choose the printer from the list

2. or click Have Disk

Well my HP PSC 1315 is not on the list so that seems to leave option 2.  When I click "Have disk" I need to select an .inf file however, like the OP I have no idea where this is.  It's not clear to me how the OP was able to solve his/her problem based on the information in this thread.  What am I missing?

[Kahless]

"...It's not clear to me how the OP was able to solve his/her problem based on the information in this thread.  What am I missing?"

What ended up allowing me to solve my problem is that when I followed the instruction and link provided by Erico, in step 7 the printer was in the list for me.  I don't remember, I may have had to click the Windows Update button to update the printer list.  Again, I don't remember all the fine details as that was quite a while ago, but if you see a PSC1310 Series printer in the list, that should work.

Sorry, I can't personally offer anything more to assist you.

[user141]

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Kahless wrote:

I don't remember, I may have had to click the Windows Update button to update the printer list.

Ah that was the ticket. I clicked the "Windows Update" button on the screen where you choose the printer brand and model.  Took a moment to update and then HP PSC 1310 was in the list.  Thanks!

[Kahless]

Glad it helped.  My pleasure. 

[memo3576]

Try install the win 7 driver in win xp machine

1- R click in your loal printer

2- Use the advanced

3- install win 7 driver

and very easy to make your netwok share and to connect your printer