Laser Jet 6L and Windows 10

[Gerry941]

It was an unintended upgrade from Windows 7. I guess like a lot of people he was not aware of the KB3035583 which was included in a Windows weekly up date. I've told him that he could revert to Windows 7 - but of course he can't go back to 10 again without payment.

[davidzuts · Accepted solution]

If the printer is using a parallel to usb adapter which I assume it is, then go to the web site of the manufacturer of the adapter and see if they have a updated driver for the adapter.  Most problems relate to the adapter.  Another method is to install a parallel adapter in the computer if it has an expansion slot and connect just using the parallel cable without the adapter.

[teknophobe]

Instructions for Installing HP Laserjet 6l on Windows 8 or 10 Computer

1.  Before doing anything, click on "Windows Update" and  let it run (takes a few minutes). If you didn’t have the correct driver before     then that should give it to you.
2.  Control Panel - Devices and Printers
3.  Click on "Add a Printer"
4.  Click on "The printer that I want isn't listed"
5.  For "Parallel to USB" connection, choose "Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings"
6.  Pick an existing port.  I use a cable that has LPT port (Parallel plug) at one end, USB at the other end.  So my
     choice is USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB).  Change it if it says “LPT 1” if necessary.
7.  Now you see the list of manufacturers and models. 
8.  Select HP as the model, and select HP "LaserJet 6L" as the printer.  Without Windows Update, it will only show
    "HP LaserJet 6 PS Class Driver", which causes the problem.  Stick to "HP LaserJet 6L"
9.  The rest is straight forward.  Print a test page and check if it comes out right.
    If the above doesn’t work, try swapping USB ports on computer (USB 2 to USB 3 or vice-versa). The above was successful
    for me in Windows 10, 64bit.

[dezinku]

windows 10 keeps automatically installing the old malfunctioning driver "HP LaserJet 6L PS Class Driver" after restarting printer / windows. So "Uninstall device" did not help the situation.

I had to go to:

Computer->Manage->Device manager->Printers->"Disable device" the old driver "HP LaserJet 6L PS Class Driver".

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The in "Control panel->Devices and printers->"Add a printer"->manually select / use the new functioning driver "HP LaserJet 6L", use USB port.

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