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03-16-2012 12:29 PM
Hi realjax,
Let me know if an uninstall & reinstall with the current version from the HP website helps resolve the issue?
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03-16-2012
12:38 PM
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04-19-2016
09:13 AM
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OscarFuentes
Realjax, I wonder if this would work for your situation?
03-19-2012 08:54 AM
Thanks but no.
The driver for the printer mentioned in the link is significantly different. They talk about problems with drivers from version 23.x up until 46.x
But the latetest 6500a Plus driver is 22.x
Besides, the 'solution' mentioned there: 'just disable scan to computer, and your scan to computer poblems are gone' can not be taken seriously of course.
03-20-2012 02:19 AM
Last night the printer was frozen. First time I've ever seen a printer's software crash..
I couldn't even turn the **bleep** thing off anymore! <SIGH>
Gotta tell you, it is my first HP and most definately my last one;
Drivers are very buggy and havent been updated in almost 18 months despite all the bug reports. I am quite disappointed.
03-26-2012 06:14 AM
Hi
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03-28-2012 03:13 AM
@pcwizard wrote:Hi
Let me know if an uninstall & reinstall with the current version from the HP website helps resolve the issue?
no.
I am not a simpleton and have of course the newest ,16 month old drivers running
03-28-2012 03:26 AM
@Praveen_David wrote:Hi All,
HP OJ 6500A Plus, HP OJ 7500A, HP OJ 8500A, HP Photosmart B210, HP Envy D100 All-in-One printers support new version of printer software which 22. In this new version software we need to activate the scan feature everytime from software so that we can scan using the printer front panel.
Future updates to this software will enable us to activate this feature only once. But as of now we need to activate it everytime printer or computer is turned OFF.
So, if I understand correctly this is what was said here:
'Yes, there is a problem with current version 22. We will fix this in a new release'
Pretty sad, when you realise that this was written well over a year ago. A new version was never released.
When is that new version coming guys ? Is it coming at all ?
03-28-2012 06:26 AM
Hi realjax,
Run the following firmware update
The new version 22.5 has been available since 11-11-2010.
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03-28-2012 06:44 AM
While there may be issues with individual printer/computer combinations and programming, I now can say that my previous instructions allow me to simply lay down the document on the printer tray, without any printer manipulation, and simply click on HP SCAN, which I have in my startup menu. Done! Try it and you will like it!