Windows 7 64 bits driver for HP LaserJet 1200

[old_man65]

Thank You. Ingeniously... 

[MartinPhone]

Thank you for this.

FWIW You do not necessarily have to connect via USB as you can install the printer as Print to File instead. All the other instructions will be precisely the same but printing a test page will just create a file. Somewhere. Worked for me anyway.

Point is, that if the printer is miles away/inaccessible you don't have to physically plug the thing in. 

[TAHATITO2710]

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@Raptor833 wrote:

Good news. There is a solution.

HP Laserjet 1200 or 1300, and possiblly more Laserjet models have the same problem with Vista 64 bit and Windows 7 64 bit . My desktop is XP (32 bit) with a shared HP Laserjet 1200. I have no problem to share it with my other XP and Vista 32 bit laptops through wireless network at home. But I just purchased a new HP Windows 7 64bit laptop and I could not install the shared printer even through I used the downloaded HP universal printer drivers for Windows 64 bit. I searched the HP support forums and found this link was very helpful.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=1301542

Now my Windows 7 64 bit is working with the shared HP Laserjet 1200. Here is the solution from the link and I added some more details.

1. Disconnect the printer from the desktop computer on the network. Then, connect the printer directly to the new Window 7 64 bit (or Vista 64 bit) laptop using the USB cable. The laptop loads the correct driver automatically.
2. Print a test page. (This is an important step.)
3. Disconnect the printer from the laptop and reconnect it back to the desktop.
4. Open the list of printers of the new Windows 7 64 bit laptop, find the LaserJet printer. Right click and open "Printer properties" (not the "Properties" at the bottom of list).
5. Find the "ports" tab. Change from the USB port (DOT4_xxx) to the network connection. If you do not know how to change it to network connection, click "Add Port", then click "Local Port". Typed in " \\your_desktop_pc_name\your_shared_printer_name " (This is just an example.). Click OK to save it.
6. Print another test page.

Following the above steps, you will have a shared HP Laserjet 1200 PCL5 printer. To change it to PCL6 printer driver, you will need to use the downloaded HP Universal Drivers for Windows 64 bit. I will not discuss it here.

Thanks to the first person who came out this great idea.

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[pcwizard]

Hi Everyone,

Download and install the following driver for the provided links (Laserjet 1200 - UPD 4,7 or Windows Update 2,3).

[apsurdo]

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@griegstar wrote:

The drivers available on HP's web sites do not work on our Windows 7 64 bits computers.

Does someone know about a workable driver?

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[moooorteza]

momom

[jopal1]

I have some problem

.I have tried with all the 64bit drivers on the webpage, 6 PCL, 5PCL, PS and the UPD. All give me the same errors.

I have also tried the install.exe file but it does the same.

I have tried logging in as an administrator, I have tried changing access rights and I have tried relocating the files.

Same error. I was reed all help on these support, without success.  W7, 64 bit, Home premium.

[Puduncle]

I too had the same problem; very frustrating. 

My LJ1200 is connected to a print server built into an SMC router.  I was important to me to have the features of the PCL6 driver.  The list of drivers available on Win7 only has a PCL5 version listed for the HP1200.  So, I used a driver available on Win7 that is for a different HP LJ printer.  My installation is as follows.  Hope that this works for you.

Connecting to Server Based HP LaserJet 1200

Computers with Windows 7 Operating System

via Wifi Connection or USB Connection

1. Disable Network or leave network connected, but Turn Off Printer.

 2   Start > select “Devices & Printers” > Devices & Printers window appears > select “Add a printer” > “What type of printer do you want to install?” window appears > select “Add a local printer” > “Choose a printer port” window opens >

3. Select “Create a new port” (It does not matter if there is already a port listed in the alternate option above.  Selecting ‘Create a new port’ will allow placement of the router IP address) > click down (menu) arrow & select “Standard TCP/IP Port” > Next >

4. “Type a printer host name or IP address” box opens > Next

5. Type in the Router IP = “192.168.1.2” for the SMC router & this will automatically put in the number for “Port name” as “IP_192.168.1.2” > Next > “Detecting TCP/IP port” window opens and a search for the printer device begins automatically >

6 .“Additional Port Information Required” box opens (It is stated that the device was not found) > select “Custom” for “Device Type” > click on “Settings” button > “Configure standard TCP/IP port monitor” box opens > click “LPR” for “Protocol” > for “LPR  Settings” “Queue Name” type “LPT1” (without the quotes) > OK (This added the port configured for the wireless router).

7. Now you are back to the “Add Port Information Required” box > Next >

8. “Install Printer Driver” box opens > click “Windows update” button >

9. select “HP” in the left box > select “HP LaserJet 3050 Series PCL6” in the right box > Next > “Type a printer name” box opens: type a short printer name > Next > click “Print test page” >

10. Now I recommend testing the driver by creating a Word document with two pages > File > Print > in the Print box select the printer that you just installed > select “Preferences” > “Finishing” tab > select “Print both sides (manually)” > OK > click on “Print”.  If the manual two sided copying works correctly, you are in business.

[jopal1]

Thank you for answering...

1.I can not in 9.  select HP LaserJet 3050 Series PCL6, bud only HP LaserJet 3050 Series PCL5. When I select these, write me: Printer cannot be select as default and stop.

When I next Turn On Printer, PC find Laser 1200 with "!".  look image:  

When I select HP LaserJet 1200 and right klick mouse, it write me, no driver, when I select driver from oficcial page HP, write no driver!!! It is interesting that when  I install it my women, (with the same procedure) it found also HP LaserJet 1200, I select also search for the printer device, it find driver PCL6 on internet and install OK, it works good. These same OS and printer. ????

[Sharki]

Well guys.

A have solved the problem with this simple algorithm:

- add printer

- add local printer

- Create new port. Choose local port, in window enter printer adress for example \\server name\printer name

- choose driver which was selected in server, i choose PCL 5 driver

- print test page

- enjoy!!!