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‎07-25-2022 12:58 PM - edited ‎07-26-2022 12:15 PM

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Product: OJP 8600 and OJP 9015
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

The original drivers / application for the OfficeJet Pro 8500 (model A909*, specifically in my case A909g) were MUCH BETTER than the drivers / application for the OJP 8600 or 9015.  The 8500 could save presets for DRAFT printing in color or black AND provided "Print Preview" that was great.  Saved a lot of wasted ink and paper and time.

HP deliberately removed these features from the drivers / apps of later model OJPs.

You can find and use the 8500 drivers / app on later OJP models - in my case on the OJP 8600 and 9015.  And then you will have again those DRAFT presets AND Print Preview.

Go to two places:

RobinsonSilvestre's detailed steps at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/looking-for-drivers-for-hp-officejet-pro-8500/... 

AND my additionjal step at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/looking-for-drivers-for-hp-off... 

What do you think?

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‎07-26-2022 12:15 PM

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Bump - changed the caption.

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