Computer guys Windows 8 help please

[Sparky]

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?

[alxone]

wish i could help but windows 8 is kicking my ass as well

[gnihcraes]

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

[Sparky]

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 know

[KestrelBike]

Have you tried just installing the win7 drivers from HP's website?

[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.

[Sparky]

Have you tried just installing the win7 drivers from HP's website?

Only goes to Windows XP

[Holger Danske]

try thr win7 driver and contact hp support about a win8 driver.

[Ashton]

Downgrade to XP.

[KestrelBike]

Only goes to Windows 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?