Re: HP Officejet J5780 Drivers are LAN Challenged

On May 5, 12:09 pm, Davis Salks <dsa...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
People

I couldn't believe it when I bought this HP All-in-one printer/fax/
flatbed-copier/scanner for under $150. I never buy cheap. And I just
knew that... even though it's specs seemed comapribale (in some cases
better) than HPs more expensive models ...that I somehow, I would
regret taking on the price temptation.

Well, it's a very nicely designed piece of hardware. I'd love to keep
it. But the software ..oh -h.

First, there's no desktop icon, nor any program from which to launch
the controls. They told me that this was still under development, that
I should subcribe to their software updates nesletter. So, how to
scan? Well, luckily I was able to get one of my other applications to
launch the scanner setting dialog. I can live with this.

Doesn't scan a simple B&W drawing. Had to put some colorful stuff in
so that it would scan. That I can live with that too.

But then, when I try to share this with my other PCs over the LAN, it
takes 30 to 190 seconds to load the printer dialog each time. Even
just trying to print "x" from nodepad.

This I can't live with; it is so lame.

If anyone has a solution for this. Please let me know.

Thanks

HP has posted an updated driver for this printer that has the full
software suite included (and it does post an icon on your desktop). I
have a J5780 connected to my Vista PC, and downloaded the driver. I
don't know about your LAN connection...so far I haven't been able to
get my Vista PC to network with my XP system. But scanning and
printing both work well. You might try the new driver and see if it
solves your problems.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=2093&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3301296&lang=en


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