- For instructions on how to download the Printer Driver & Scanner Driver, refer to: 'Download software, drivers, or utilities' 2. Locate the file you downloaded and double click on it.
- Because Windows 98 is an obsolete Operating System, should this Deskjet be defective there are no printers that are supported on Windows 98. The earliest Operating System that currently has print drivers is Windows XP. Please respond to this post with the result of your troubleshooting.
- As USB was just coming into being during the Windows 98 years it is likely he does not have the ports, and if he did it would be USB 1. So you will have to look for a printer with either parallel or serial interface for him. Then the challenge is to find drivers for the Windows 98 system.
Hp Printer Drivers Windows 98
Does anyone know of an HP Printer driver for windows 98 that will enable me to map to and print to an HP Officejet 8610 printer connected to a machine on the network that runs a newer OS? The 8610 does not have a 98 driver.
Printers for Windows 98 On the off chance that you experience issues with Epson InkJet printers, utilize the Epson Windows 3.1 printer drivers. On the off chance that you experience issues with Canon InkJet printers, utilize the Windows 95 or Windows 98 printer drivers. Be a part of the DaniWeb community.
Printer Has No Windows 98 Driver Pack
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You can try the generic text driver if all you need to print is text. Otherwise, you can try another officejet driver available to you even though you dont have the 8610 driver.
I use to do this with laserjet drivers all of the time. I'd use the laserjet4 for …
Jump to PostBesides the fact that Win98 is waaaaay out of date and insecure, why don't you upgrade to a current (or recent) Linux system? The CUPS printer files for Linux/Unix can probably handle your printer without problem. Also, viruses will pretty much be a thing of the past.
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You can try the generic text driver if all you need to print is text. Otherwise, you can try another officejet driver available to you even though you dont have the 8610 driver.
I use to do this with laserjet drivers all of the time. I'd use the laserjet4 for printing to newer laserjets. For the most part, printing text and graphics would work. i just didnt have access to the advanced settings on the newer printer (duplexing, etc..). You can try that with an older officejet driver.