How to install HP LaserJet 1320 on Windows 10 Computer

[ulupoi]

This is an update for anyone trying to install the LaserJet 1320 on a Windows 10 computer. 

There is a great YouTube video with instructions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_hUiUCMCJw

The video is not in English, but you can follow the steps pretty well. 

Here is a summary of the necessary steps in English based on my own successful effort to follow the instructions in the video. It's updated a little for what is available on the HP support website as of 7/11/2021. Some of the names might not be quite right because the computer on which I performed the installation is in another location. If I made any mistakes, please forgive me and make the corrections in a reply.

Printer installation--HP LaserJet 1320, Windows 10 64-bit

1. Go to the HP support site for “Software and drivers for HP Universal Print Driver Series for Windows”

2. https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-universal-print-driver-series-for-windows/503548...

3. Install “HP LaserJet USB (DOT4) communication driver for Windows 8 and Higher (64-bit)”

4. Install “HP Universal Print Driver for Windows PCL6 (64-bit)” according to the following instructions:

     a. To find this driver, change the computer type on this HP support webpage to Windows 8 64-bit. For some reason, if Windows 10 64-bit is selected, this simple driver is not offered.

     b. Double-click on installer   

     c. Installation mode window

         1) Select: USB-mode - Plug and Play. Leave the default boxes checked, which are:

              a) Remove all versions of HP Universal Printing Driver from Windows driver store.

              b) Add “HP Universal Printing PCL 6” driver to Windows driver store.

5. Turn on the printer and connect it to a USB 2 port on the computer. (I don’t know whether a USB 3 port would work. USB 3 ports are supposed to be backwards-compatible, but that is not always the case.)

     a. You will see this message: “Windows will launch a Plug and Play event that will create a new HP Universal Printer in the Devices and Printers folder.” (In spite of this message, you will need to add the printer manually, later.)

     b. Automatically, the following events will now occur:

         1) In the list of existing ports, something like “Dot4001 (hp print device) (Local Port)” will be added.

         2) In the “Add Printer” window, in the list of available drivers, something like “HP Universal Printing PCL6” will be added. 6. Now, add the printer manually.

     a. Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners > Add a printer or scanner > “The printer that I want isn’t listed” > Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings > Use and existing port: > Select the “Dot4001 (hp print device) (Local Port)” port.

     b. In the next window (“Add Printer”), select the “HP Universal Printing PCL6” from the list of printers.

     c. You might also see an option for something like “HP Universal Printing PCL6 7.0.0.0.” I think that this is an earlier version of the driver. I suppose that it’s there to try in case the driver without the “7.0.0.0” does not work.

7. Installation completed.

     a. In Windows Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners, you will now see two new printers with names like: “hp LaserJet 1320 series” and “HP Universal Printing PCL6” You need to keep both of them.

     b. Rename “HP Universal Printing PCL6” to “HP LaserJet 1320 PCL6 Print Here” or another name of your choice that is easy to remember. This is the printer that you will select when you want to print.

     c. Print a test page.

[MarcusC]

Hi,

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