I need a driver for HP Deskjet 840C
please give me a url
Or maybe you can help me, every time I try to install a window appears where I should select a file, but I don't no what file an if I cancel this action, the computer is not able to create a shortcut to an exe file

please help, I've lost my CD

Is the printer on USB or parrallel cable?
Just go to the control panel, click on printers, right click on your printer, left click on properties and then left click on new driver and let XP find it.
XP has the drivers for most any driver anymore.
If that doesn't work, go to the HP website and find the up-dated driver

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http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=drivers

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=59868&lang=en&

ok, I use USB

I'm very sorry, but this driver doesn't work, its the same with XP, every time a message appears where I should select a file but I don't kno what file...

I've written in this forum because after 3 hours I didn't manage to solve the problem, so hoped others had this problem too...

Screenshots:
1.
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/7549/hp12gm.png

2.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4247/hp25ni.png

I hope the links a correct...

Did you download and run the 840-enu-xp.exe file?

Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

yes, the screenshots are from this file...

Hmmm, hard to tell from the screenshots, LOL, I guess I'm not bilingual.

Just a suggestion,
Have you deleted all your spy and adware on your PC? That can make alot of things wack out, that's for sure.

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do you mean things like skype, icq?

"do you mean things like skype, icq?"
I have no idea where that question was aimed at.
Have you removed your Spy and Adware?
Free programs are:
Sybot S&D- be sure to immunize
Adaware SE
Spyware Blaster
Let them remove all the spyware.

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So, just to clarify: You've download the exe file from the HP website, and then you double-click on it to open it and start to install the software. Is that correct?

Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

boy this post is getting pretty complicated, that's for sure...LOL

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This may not be what you're experiencing, but when running the download it will expand the files to a temporary folder on the drive from which the file is being run. This is just fine if the file is on your hard drive. But if you burned the file to a cd and run it from there you'll get an 'unable to create folder' error (or something similar) because the cd is read-only and it can't create a folder there. The solution of course is to copy the file from the cd to the hard drive and run it from there.

I've had that experience installing various HP printer drivers on 98 and assume it's true for XP also.

Just removing the printer in the control panel on XP gets XP to install it on reboot. I've never had a problem with that.

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removed adware and spyware by adaware se
nothing got changed...

There is no printer in the control panel, because the printer is not installed yet, i want to install it...

I start the driver from the harddisk, I don't have it on a cd...

Yes I downloaded all files I found, even the basic version, but in the basic version there is an other problem:

Nothing happens...
I open the install file, a folder is created but there is no file i can run...
nearly all files end with *.ex_ or *.dl_
Is this problem? With the full version 840-enu-xp.exe
In the folder I tryied the change the ending from *.ex_ to *.exe and also *.dl_ to *.dll

I know the problem is really difficult...
Hopefully someone knows the solution...

just plug in the printer and boot up....XP should install the drivers needed

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ok, i did reboot:

the same error...

link to screenshot:

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7202/hprebooterror3zo.png

I'm sorry, I'm out of ideas

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ok, I thank you a lot...
maybe others have some ideas...

I say

Thanks for all...

did you try response 9? Spyware causes LOTS of problems on PC's

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can you give me a free download link?
didn't find anyone... sorry

Can you translate the text in your jpg link? It'd be easier to give advice if we knew exactly what it said.

The first picture :

Datei = file
werden kopiert = get copied
kopierien = to copy

The second picture is the same as the next

From the last link:

Needed Files

The file [funny signs]

Enter the path to the file, and then klick "OK".

File copy from:
E:

Buttons:
Abbrechen = Cancel
Durchsuchen... = Browse
OK (should be clear I think)

I hope It is clearer know...
sorry that I didn't say you immediatly the translation...

Ok, here are the free programs:
Spybot S&D
Adaware SE Personal
Spyware Blaster

make sure you update them and delete all they find

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It doesn't hurt to run malware scans but this doesn't seem like a situation caused by them. The problem seems to be the extraction is depositing the files where they can't be found. I'm still not exactly clear on what it's saying but I think this:

Verknupfung konnte nicht erstellt werden. Das Ziel. . . (file location). . .fur die Verknupfung konnte nicht gefunden werden.

may be relevent. What's the general translation of that?

Was not able to create shortcut. The destination (file location) ... was not able to find for the shortcut.

ok, other thing: tried the printer on a pc of my friend. it worked immediatly, xp installed the printer automatical

So I think it depends on my computer...
What can it be?

Then maybe XP has native support for the printer. Can you manually add it by going through PRINTERS--ADD PRINTER? Or maybe you've got a bad cable or incorrect port settings?

you may try an sfc /scannow and replace some files that are corrupt in your PC. That may help.

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yes I tried to install the printer manually in printers, add printer...

how can I do a sfc/scannow?
Sorry, haven't heard this before...

PS: Ran adaware, removed all files which were found... no change...

click start/run and then copy and paste sfc /scannow into the box and click enter. Make sure you have your XP disc handy as you may be replacing alot of files.

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Apparently that printer supports both USB and parallel connections. If you're using parallel, make sure the port settings are correct in cmos/bios setup and the port shows properly in device manager.

First, I'm very sorry, that I didn't come to this page so long... SORRY!

I use USB, as said above already...

I am very sorry, don't have the orginial Windows CD, because I got the pc with all programs installed...

but I think this would be the only thing which works...
I think, nobody knows an other possiblity...

ok...

thanks for all help! I have given up...

Thanks...

You're welcome. Sorry we couldn't get it fixed. There must be some problem there we can't discern.