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07-09-2012
11:42 AM
- last edited on
04-19-2016
10:35 AM
by
OscarFuentes
The basic print driver for your printer are already included within Windows 7 32 bit OS.
1. Plug a USB cable from your printer to your PC.
2. Windows 7 is suppose to automatically detect and install built in drivers.
NOTE: Computer may need to be connected to the internet in order for Windows to automatically download the updated built-in driver list.
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01874792
By the way, IEEE 1284.4 printing support refers to the much older bi-directional parallel port printers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1284
Windows may be generically calling it that because it does not yet recognize your printer.
Let me know if this helps.
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07-10-2012 08:20 AM
I do this but when i connected the usb cable to my pc, system say Generic IEEE 1284.4 printing support Error then the drivers was install. USB printer was install but ieee not. I havent the IEEE 1284.4 cable in printer package. PC was connected to the internet.
07-10-2012
10:17 AM
- last edited on
06-01-2015
05:39 PM
by
Omar-E
You may have to manually install your printer if windows does not auto detect unit.
- Click Start Menu go to Control Panel Devices and Printers,
- Click "Add Printer".
- then "Add a local printer".
- Select "Use an existing port:" Click drop down arrow and select any local port that has something similar to "USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB)" . If none exist, select "Create a new port:" click drop down arrow and select "Local Port" click next, then make up a port name i.e. "Virtual USB" or "USB".
- Scroll down under the Manufacturer's list and search for your Officejet 5510 under both Hewlett-Packard and HP. If your printer is not listed, click Windows Update to update the list of printers.

6. Choose whether to use current driver installed.
7. Change printers name if you want.
8. Ignore any the Printer Sharing prompts.
9. New printer should now be set as default printer, so print a test page.
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02073861
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11-07-2012 02:34 PM
