Mac OS9 drivers for HP Deskjet

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Mac OS9 drivers for HP Deskjet

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Name: karambos
Date: September 1, 2004 at 05:39:13 Pacific
Subject: Mac OS9 drivers for HP Deskjet
OS: OS 9.2.2
CPU/Ram: dual 1Ghz/1,25GB RAM

Comment:

I've bought a second hand Deskjet 656c from HP and it's supposed to come with a Mac driver only mine didn't. To cut a long story short, HP no longer offer Mac drivers to download and I found this:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/4506
which I installed.
The problem is this - after installation an new icon appeared in the Chooser which is good. Normally, when you click on an icon in the chooser, you get a list of all avaiable printers that are connected and communicating with that driver. Well, with his particular icon, I don't. Which is bad.
However, the computer can "see" the printer because when I try sharing it over the network, it gives me the exact printer name in the share list. When I unplug the USB cable, the printer name disappears and when I plug it in again it reappears so the computer can definately see the printer.
Why can't I select the printer in the chooser? Is it an extentions conflict?

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Response Number 1

Name: jswalby
Date: September 3, 2004 at 09:38:54 Pacific
Subject: Mac OS9 drivers for HP Deskjet

Reply: (edit)

It looks like your driver is indeed available from
HP dependent on your OS.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCat
egory?product=61278&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sub
mit.y=5&submit.x=3&lang=en&cc=us
I don't know if this will help you or not, but it
couldn't hurt!
My only other suggestion would be to check to
see if the printer's description is in the Printer
Description folder in the System
Folder/Extensions Folder
Jon.
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Response Number 2

Name: karambos
Date: September 6, 2004 at 01:58:47 Pacific
Subject: Mac OS9 drivers for HP Deskjet

Reply: (edit)

Hi Jon,
that link you posted sends me to a HP webpage where only windows drivers can be found.
I'm looking for a Mac OS9.2.2 driver.
Nonetheless, thanks for the reply and I will definitely check out the situ with Descriptions Folder etc.
Thanks
-k-

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