Why Can't I Get HP 1102 Drivers To Open After I Download Them?

[Dr_Paul]

I have just purchased a new Dell PC and plugged in my HP Laserjet P1102 Printer, but the PC will not detect it. I have tried all the options but to no avail. I have downloaded the requisite drivers from the HP site. When I have downloaded the main driver file < hp_LJP1100_P1560_P1600_Full_Solution-v20120831-50157036_SMO.exe > and clicked to open it, all it does is extract the files and that's it -- it does not provide any means by which I can launch the application, no dialogue boxes, nothing whatsoever. 

The printer works perfectly well with my old PC and I had no problems installing the drivers on the PC by way of the PC detecting the printer and by downloading the drivers from HP's site. 

Any idea why the drivers won't work?

[Dr_Paul]

After all that, I think I've got it going. I've just printed out something on Word. I went to the extracted files and clicked on the hpsetup.exe file... and off it went. Why it didn't do this to start with, I don't know.

Thanks for the advice that was offered on other threads on this topic!