HP Officejet 9025 missing from Windows Printers!

[isd_pcman1]

Suddenly the Officejet 9025 printer is missing from the list of printers. The scanner is there, the fax is there but no printer. When I try to install the printer (IP address 192.168.1.50) it is seen in the HP Smart install app but NO printer is displayed and no way to print a test page. When I try to MANUALLY install the printer it finds the printer by IP address (I put it in manually) but it tries to use a PCL3 printer driver and I get an error "Handle is invalid" error.

Is there a way to download a driver for this printer and NOT use this "SMART" installer? It ain't too smart! I need to get this printer working, and have more recent drivers than PCL3. Note: If I choose NOT to use the currently installed (PCL3) driver I get another error that prohibits me from going further. 

How do I get this working, again???

[Jay_G24]

Hi @isd_pcman1,

 I'd be happy to assist you!  

 Let's try and uninstall the printer software from the root level on your PC and install the full feature printer software.

--->In Windows, search for and open Programs and Features.

--->Select your HP printer.

--->Select Uninstall.

--->In Windows, search for and open Devices and Printers.

--->In the Devices and Printers window look for your HP Printer. If you see it listed, right-click on it and choose "Delete" or "Remove Device.”

--->Open up the run command with the "Windows Key + R" key combo.

--->Type printui.exe /s and click OK.

--->Click on the Drivers tab.

--->Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it click on it and click remove at the bottom.

--->Select OK.

--->Select Apply and OK on the Print Server Properties windows.

--->Close Devices and Printers.

And then reinstall the printer full-featured drivers from the software and drivers page 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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[isd_pcman1]

Unfortunately that link just takes me to the HP Smart app, which has been absolutely USELESS in this process. It just goes off into never-never land. Then I get a prompt to just do this in Printers. Then printers fails to install the printer. SO I'm back where I started, without the use of the printer and another hour of time lost. I wish HP would just publish the drivers instead of this BS. I get it that SOME people need hand holding with these things but IT pros do not and when there's a problem (like this) it's next to impossible to fix. Arrrggggghhhh!

[Jay_G24]

Install HP Easy Start from the website.

Hope this helps!

Keep me posted!