Installing a HP LaserJet 2100 for Windows 10

[TwoErrorIsHuman]

My LaserJet 2100 worked great all evening on the 8th of January 2016. When I woke up on the 9th of January, Windows 10 proudly announced it had upgraded my computer. I have not been able to print anything since. Looking at my PCIe to Multi Mode Parallel Port (LPT1) properties, it seems my drivers were all updated/migrated at 3am on the 9th of January. I've tried davidzuts recent fix proposal exactly as written (indeed, it was on the middle "Never use an interrupt" when I looked at it... although I guess I'll never know what it was set to on 8 Jan). I even killed all the previous HP printer devices under "Printer queues" and reinstalled them. Rebooting many times in the process. No luck in getting my printer printing. When I do try to print something, a Windows notification appears telling me my "printer is in an error state". Any ideas? Thanks.

[davidzuts]

Did you change the middle box that was checked to the bottom box?  The middle box of do not use a interrupt will NOT work.  Also you can try checking  enable legacy plug and play detection and assign the lpt port that is being used.

[EdKo]

I previously stated that I purchased a USB to parallel printer cable (male) from Amazon. It arrived today and it works just fine. The cable is SABRENT, CB-CN36 FOR ABOUT $8.00 and free 2 day shipping.

Hopefully, Microsoft will not upset this fix with future updates.

Ed 

[SHThompson]

@EdKo thank you for the update! (Especoally the details)

Kudos for you!

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[EdKo]

I originally entered this on another forum. Sorry for the mistake.

"I previously stated that I purchased a USB to parallel printer cable (male) from Amazon. It arrived today and it works just fine. The cable is SABRENT, CB-CN36 FOR ABOUT $8.00 and free 2 day shipping.

Hopefully, Microsoft will not upset this fix with future updates."

Ed 

[mdjmark]

THANKS!!!!! This worked for me.  I spent Hours reloading and trying different drivers with no luck . My 2100 prints again. I almost went back to WIN 7 due to this problem . I couldnt see spending a couple hundred dollars for a new printer when I print things about once a week or less on this printer. It is an old workhorse printer.    

[JD47]

I've spent an inordinate amount of time feeling like a fool here.  I went line by line, expanding each title many times uner device manager and can not find "ports".  Honest to gawd, I've spent something like an hour doing that.  **bleep**?!  What's going on?

[davidzuts]

Is your printer connected with a parallel cable or a usb adapter.  It is possible you do not have a parallel port on your computer so device manager will not list one.  It is also possible you are connected using a usb adapter and your issue is the adapter and nothing to do with the settings used in this post.  

[RudolfFiedler]

I had the same problem with Windows 10, a hp lj4000, installed on a AVM 7490.
After installing the udp - PS-Driver the printer works correct.

[KhanhTu]

just download Universal PCL5 driver and install it.

I installed on Windows 10 64bits and it works perfectly fine.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/closure/hp-laserjet-2100-printer-series/25469