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‎01-09-2018 02:45 PM

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Product: HP Deskjet 1220c Printer series
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Is there any driver or means whereby I can continue to use my trusty old Deskjet 1220C printer now that I have upgraded from WinXP to Win10 (64 bit)?

It would be a shame to scrap such a good printer just because of a lack of a driver!

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‎01-09-2018 04:16 PM

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Looks like you will have to try Windows built in driver.

 

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‎01-10-2018 04:02 AM

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I tried the Windows built in driver procedure, but it stopped at the Windows Update stage - just received an error message saying no drivers were available.

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‎01-10-2018 04:21 AM

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Sorry, guess it's time to update your printer.

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‎02-05-2018 08:41 AM - edited ‎02-05-2018 08:44 AM

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Using Deskjet 1220c with Win10, no driver is availabel in Win 10 or HP support. What to do?

 

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‎02-05-2018 08:45 AM

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Please read above.

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‎02-05-2018 10:02 AM

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Does that mean that HP dont bother to update drivers for newer OS?

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‎02-05-2018 10:18 AM

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Correct.  That printer has been dead for years.

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‎02-05-2018 04:37 PM

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Not Correct...  my 1220c printer is definitely not dead.  HP may not support it any longer, but mine is still working perfectly.

 

The good news on the driver issue is that a week or two after my first post on here, Windows Update automatically provided a generic Win10 64 driver for the printer.  It isn't quite as full featured as the original HP driver, but it does work, so full marks to Microsoft and a rasberry to HP.

 

Incidentally, France has a law against companies deliberately making their products obsolete.  I think failing to keep drivers updated should fall into this category.  Let's hope the uk passes something similar.

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‎02-05-2018 04:42 PM

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Great, so the Windows built in drivers worked like I said to try.  Again, glad it's working.

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