Older windows drivers for HP Envy Pro 6455

[linux_is_best]

I have some old SW on a virtual machine running Windows 2000, although I think I can covert to Windows XP.  Since the given choices of OS did not include 2000, I ask the question about XP.  For my previous printer 5 years ago I found someone at HP who could direct  me to a driver for a different printer that  would work for just the printer function.  That is what I need now--just the printer function.  Is there a printer whose driver would work with the 6455?

Thanks.

[ShlomiL]

Hi,

a USB connection to the printer would not be possible, as for such you would need a specific driver for your printer, and the printer is supported on Windows 7 or later versions only.

If the printer is connected to the same network as the computer, you may try adding an alternate PCL3 driver, the Deskjet 6540 model should do the trick.

You would need to manually extract the driver and then add the printer from the computer by following the wizard and creating a Standard TCP/IP Port with your printer IP Address.

For Windows XP or Windows 2000 you may download and extract below driver, when browsing for a printer file within the Add Printer wizard, browse to the main extraction path, use any extract tool such as Winrar:
https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software3/COL7230/dj-21615-1/6500_enu_win2k_xpinfu.exe

To locate the printer's IP you may print a Wireless Network Teat:

https://support.hp.com/hr-en/document/c06543173

And if the printer is not yet connected to the same wireless network as your computer, use any mobile device to connect it using HP Smart:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_1780623-1698506-16

Shlomi

[linux_is_best]

This reply has helped.  I got from the reply that another printer's driver will work on the network, and indeed it did.  So I can print from my laptop via wireless.  Now I want to get the scanner working from the desktop which is connected to the printer with USB.  I am running ubuntu 20.04, and hplip says that recent hplip is not supported by 20.04!  I am on the laptop right now, so I cannot include the error messages.  I will post again when I can get to those messages.  Getting the scanner working is not urgent, but it would be handy to have it working.

[ShlomiL]

Hi,

The recent HPLIP is supported on 20.04, this is only USB connectivity which is affected for your printer.

Spoiler

 2. USB print and scan will not work on Vasari and Taccola on Ubuntu 20.04, please refer to link below
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/cosmic/man8/ippusbxd.8.html

To allow scanning from Ubuntu 20.04, connect the printer to the wireless network and install the drivers through a wireless connection.

To connect the printer to the wireless network follow below steps, this can be done from a mobile device with an iOS or Android OS (or from Windows 10 or Mac, which are probably not applicable for your usage):

https://support.hp.com/sk-en/document/ish_1780623-1698506-16

Shlomi

[linux_is_best]

The method you describe uses HP Smart  to set up the printer.  What you did not say is that it appears  that HP collects data about my printer usage and who  knows what else.  This is not what I want.  I want to communicate from my computer to my printer without going through a snooping web service.  Is this possible?

[linux_is_best]

I do not see in HP Smart any reference to scanning.  The printer prints.  How do I get scanning functional?  HPlip lists this printer as supported for scanning, but sane does not list it one way or the other.

[linux_is_best]

I found that I can scan from the Embedded Web Server.  This is a big step from not being able to scan.  It is no where as convenient as Xsane or SimpleScan, since I get no preview or interactive size adjustments, but it will keep me from returning the printer!  So maybe in time sane will catch up. 

If there is another way to scan I eager to learn about it.