Is there a work-around to make my old printer work with Windows 10?

[relztrah]

My HP photosmart 7760 is not compatible with Windows 10, which I find disturbing but oh, well.



Is there some way to fool either my PC or printer into thinking that they are actually compatible?

 

[xrobwx71]

Try here. HP Photosmart 7760 Printer Driver Software free Downloads

 

[bassfisher6522]

Or get it straight from HP..........

HP Photosmart 7760 Photo Printer Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support

 

[relztrah]

Try here. HP Photosmart 7760 Printer Driver Software free Downloads

This link is to download the Print and Scan Doctor, not the actual driver.

 

[relztrah]

Or get it straight from HP..........

HP Photosmart 7760 Photo Printer Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support

Here's what I see from that link:



But of course there is no driver for this printer included with Windows 10.

 

[SleepyDude]

Hi,

Try to remove the driver and let Windows install it again.

HP have this page about how to install the driver included on Windows 10 HP Printers - Installing and Using the Windows Built-in Print Driver | HP® Customer Support

 

[xrobwx71]

This link is to download the Print and Scan Doctor, not the actual driver.

I was hoping you could force the xp_2000 version. You'll need to temporarily disable driver signing in Win 10.

How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on 64-Bit Windows 8 or 10 (So That You Can Install Unsigned Drivers)


Other than that you may be forced to buy an updated printer if SLeepyDude's suggestion doesn't work. Security vulnerabilities grow exponentially with old hardware and drivers and are why they eventually quit supporting them.

 

[Tekno Venus]

Give the HP universal print driver a try, it's a generic HP driver designed for the enterprise that works for most of their printers. HP Universal Print Driver for Windows - PCL 6 Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support

 

[bassfisher6522]

This is what I see from that link Clearly there is a windows 10 driver/software pacakage.

 

[SleepyDude]

This is what I see from that link Clearly there is a windows 10 driver/software pacakage.

Expanding the driver section will give only a link for the article about installing the driver included on Windows 10 that I link above.

 

[Corday]

HP Printers - Installing and Using the Windows Built-in Print Driver | HP® Customer Support

 

[relztrah]

Using the universal print driver I was able to print ... gibberish.



Page after page of gibberish. One line per page regardless of what I send to the printer. Fortunately I have another printer that I can use. I was mainly wanting to use all the ink in the HP Photosmart before I took it to be recycled. But I've spent enough time on this project and really I should be helping my wife with housework rather than devoting more time this to futile task. (It briefly provided a good excuse not to do housework, but that can only work for so long.) Thanks to all who have contributed. In appreciation I will make a donation.

 

[zbook]

If you have another operating system available an option is dual boot:
Dual Boot Windows 10 with Windows 7 or Windows 8 | Tutorials (tenforums.com)

 

[Corday]

This (The diagnostic tool) was updated 3 days ago: HP Photosmart 7760 Photo Printer Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support

 

[SpareChange]

Try this Windows 7 driver here and after installation rick click the program and in admin mode run in compatibility mode for Windows 8 (even though it's technically a W7 driver according to notes it also covers Windows 8). I checked out the DL myself it's safe.