Sharing DeskJet 722C across network

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Dave Anderson

I have added the 722C to the server and all is well, it shows to be shared.
However being a 722C the only way I have to install it is with the
dj720en.exe I downloaded from HP. It does not allow for a network install.
If I try to do a network install from 2000 it does not have the 722 listed
in its driver list. What to do? On my network I have 2000 Server, 2000
workstation, 98 and Me. If that matters.
 
Try installing the dj720en driver on the workstations and telling it the
printer is on the parallel port. Then, after the driver is installed,
change the properties to the network port (\\server\hp722c).
 
Dave Anderson said:
I have added the 722C to the server and all is well, it shows to be shared.
However being a 722C the only way I have to install it is with the
dj720en.exe I downloaded from HP. It does not allow for a network install.
If I try to do a network install from 2000 it does not have the 722 listed
in its driver list. What to do? On my network I have 2000 Server, 2000
workstation, 98 and Me. If that matters.
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Tex Felix has a web site which includes a section on networking the DeskJet
720. See the following: http://tedfelix.com/HP722c/Networking.html

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
 
Dave Anderson said:
I have added the 722C to the server and all is well, it shows to be shared.
However being a 722C the only way I have to install it is with the
dj720en.exe I downloaded from HP. It does not allow for a network install.
If I try to do a network install from 2000 it does not have the 722 listed
in its driver list. What to do? On my network I have 2000 Server, 2000
workstation, 98 and Me. If that matters.
Click to expand...

As Homer said, you must do a separate 722C installation on the workstations.
(WinME might actually have drivers included that you can use. Win2K
certainly does.)

If you have problems installing the printer driver on the workstations by
simply pointing it to the empty parallel port, temporarily detach the 722C
from the Win2K server and attach it to the parallel port of the workstation.
Then do the install.

Once the driver is installed on the workstation, change the printer
definition - do an Add Port on the Details tab and point it to the share on
the Win2K server.

NOTE: If an installation fails, be sure to uninstall before attempting to
reinstall. Also, if you are running any antivirus software, be sure to
temporarily disable the "auto protect" option.

If you run into the "new hardware found" situation with every successive
boot after installing the printer (I don't know if the symptom persists
under Win2K), do a Google search or scroll through this news group for a
message entitled "FYI - DJ 722C - I finally figured it out" posted some time
around the end of July 2003. HP's workaround for the "new hardware found"
problem was to go through the process and let the Hardware Wizard fail to
install the driver. While that eliminates the nagging "new hardware found"
at every reboot, it leaves a messy Registry. I discovered, through a lot of
trial and error, how to manually correct the Registry to keep both the HP
driver and Windows happy.
 
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