HP Printer Drivers

Prepare a road warrior HP printer driver survival kit for your notebook.

Have you ever gotten stuck on the road with your notebook, a sales proposal that needs to get printed out, and access to a printer in a client’s office or a hotel business center, but you just couldn’t seem to print to the available printer? Alas, there’s a secret.

For HP Printer Drivers, Think Lowest-Common-Denominator

Most printers are generally backward compatible. So if you ever need to troubleshoot a popular printer, or don’t have access to installation media from the printer vendor or Microsoft, you often can run an older printer driver on a newer printer.

Value of the HP LaserJet Series II Printer Driver

Let’s say I’m traveling with my notebook. The hotel business center has a Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5. Even though I don’t have that exact device driver installed on my notebook, I keep a Hewlett Packard LaserJet Series II device driver installed for these kinds of situations.

Although I cannot use advanced features of the LaserJet 5 with the LaserJet Series II driver, I am able to print out my report just minutes before a client presentation.

Value of the HP DeskJet 500C Printer Driver

The same idea tends to apply to Hewlett Packard DeskJet printers as well. So, what if I’m visiting a client for a day that only has a DeskJet 820Cse? I’d like to print out some revised proposal documents to leave with my client to cinch a crucial deal.

Because I have an older DeskJet 500C printer driver on my notebook’s hard drive, I’m able to print out the document on the DeskJet 820Cse and close the sale on the spot.

 

HP Printer Drivers Action Items

How many printer drivers are installed on your notebook?

If while traveling you needed to print a crucial business document on an unfamiliar printer, would your notebook be able to handle it?

Have you considered installing a few popular lowest-common-denominator printer drivers on your notebook, such as the Hewlett Packard LaserJet Series II and the DeskJet 500C?

Do you keep a parallel printer or USB cable in your notebook carrying case?

 

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