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I have a Designjet 488ca plotter plugged in to a desktop on a shared network. I recently got a new laptop with Windows 8. HP does not have drivers for my plotter for 8. My computer can see the plotter, but cannot connect. I am not computer smart at all. Any way I can make it work?
wish i could help but windows 8 is kicking my ass as well
I haven't experienced windows 8 yet, but possibly the windows 7 driver would still work on 8.
Look here it appears there is an 8 driver?
http://xpdrivers.com/printer/hewlett...8ca/_5_447.cfm
That is misleading. That is not a driver, but a driver tool that wants you to pay $30 for. Not an actual driver. I already downloaded it thats how I knowQuote:
Originally Posted by gnihcraes
Have you tried just installing the win7 drivers from HP's website?
and that was going to be my first suggestion, but I looked first and found the other thing which isn't any good it appears.Quote:
Originally Posted by KestrelBike
try thr win7 driver and contact hp support about a win8 driver.
Only goes to Windows XPQuote:
Originally Posted by KestrelBike
Downgrade to XP.
And that's what you've tried but it doesn't connect? Have you tried HP software suite that should have come on a disk w the computer? How old is that printer, anyways?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky