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‎07-08-2019 02:20 AM

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Product: officejet 3830
Operating System: Unknown

I have bought a officejet 3830. It has connected wirelessly to my PC. The scanner works OK, but it wont print. When I go into settings the printer is shown in the list but underneath it says "driver is unavailable".

 

I have been going round in circles trying to download a driver for this god forsaken piece of machinery. Can anyone tell me in plain English how I get this thing to work.

 

All I want from this machine is to be able to scan and to be able to print from my PC. I have no interest in faxing, instant ink, printing from my mobile phone, or anything else.

 

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‎07-10-2019 09:30 AM

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@amwtools, Welcome to the HP Support Community!

 

Which Version of Operating system is installed on your PC?

 

Installing a HP Full-featured driver may resolve this issue. Let us try these steps: 

 

Clean uninstallation of Pre-installed HP drivers(If any, else skip this step)

  1.  In Windows, search for and open Programs and features 
  2.  Select your HP Printer 
  3.  Select Uninstall 
  4.  In Windows, search for and open Devices and printers 
  5.  In the Devices and Printers windows look for your HP printer. If you see it listed right-click on it and choose ‘Delete’ or ‘Remove Device’ 
  6.  Open up the run command with the “Windows key + R” key combo. 
  7.  Type printui.exe /s and click Ok. (Note: there is a space in between “printui.exe” and “/s”) 
  8.  Click on the “Drivers” tab 
  9.  Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it Click on it and click Remove at the bottom 
  10.  Select Ok 
  11.  Select Apply and Ok on the Print Server Properties windows 
  12.  Close Devices and Printers, restart the computer.

Click here to download the HP Full-featured driver. (Make sure to choose your Operating system)

Once downloaded, make sure to run the file to start the installation and follow the on-screen instructions.

 

Let me know how this goes.

 

If you feel my post solved your issue, please click “Accept as Solution”, it will help others find the solution. Click the “Kudos/Thumbs Up" on the bottom right to say “Thanks” for helping!

 

KUMAR0307
I am an HP Employee

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‎07-10-2019 09:30 AM

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@amwtools, Welcome to the HP Support Community!

 

Which Version of Operating system is installed on your PC?

 

Installing a HP Full-featured driver may resolve this issue. Let us try these steps: 

 

Clean uninstallation of Pre-installed HP drivers(If any, else skip this step)

  1.  In Windows, search for and open Programs and features 
  2.  Select your HP Printer 
  3.  Select Uninstall 
  4.  In Windows, search for and open Devices and printers 
  5.  In the Devices and Printers windows look for your HP printer. If you see it listed right-click on it and choose ‘Delete’ or ‘Remove Device’ 
  6.  Open up the run command with the “Windows key + R” key combo. 
  7.  Type printui.exe /s and click Ok. (Note: there is a space in between “printui.exe” and “/s”) 
  8.  Click on the “Drivers” tab 
  9.  Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it Click on it and click Remove at the bottom 
  10.  Select Ok 
  11.  Select Apply and Ok on the Print Server Properties windows 
  12.  Close Devices and Printers, restart the computer.

Click here to download the HP Full-featured driver. (Make sure to choose your Operating system)

Once downloaded, make sure to run the file to start the installation and follow the on-screen instructions.

 

Let me know how this goes.

 

If you feel my post solved your issue, please click “Accept as Solution”, it will help others find the solution. Click the “Kudos/Thumbs Up" on the bottom right to say “Thanks” for helping!

 

KUMAR0307
I am an HP Employee

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‎07-10-2019 04:07 PM

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Many thanks for helping me out with this problem. I can now stop tearing my hair out through frustration.

 

Andy

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‎07-11-2019 06:05 AM

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@amwtools

 

Glad to know that the issue is now resolved. Feel free to contact us with any concerns related to HP products.

Happy to help!

KUMAR0307
I am an HP Employee

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