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#Vista 32 bit driver for hp 6968 printer install#
#Vista 32 bit driver for hp 6968 printer drivers#

So as a work around I connect the Printer to a Windows7 PC and share it, connect to it from the other Windows7 PC's and installs with no problem. But if you try and connect to the same shared printer on WHS from a Windows7 PC it fails to download the driver from Windows Update. The Driver for the 3200 installs from Windows Update when connected to a Windows7 PC or connected to the WHS with no probs. I have Windows Home Server and 3 x Windows7 PC's. I had a Similar problem with a HP Laserjet 3200 (an old multifunction that just won't die :P). On high-end printers such as the HP 4250 you can even send firmware upgrades over the network by issuing the command copy /b firmware.bin > \\servername\sharename at the command prompt (In fact in some cases it's the preferred method). Yes, it seems crazy, but it actually does work - the underlying file system can treat any UNC path as a destination to send data to as if it was an LPT or COM port, and it will completely bypass the driver you've installed on the server.

Scoff at beating HP's indifference toward Point-and-Print users, and vow only to buy Canon in future (this step is optional).

Click Next and finish the rest of the wizard as normal.

#Vista 32 bit driver for hp 6968 printer drivers#

Browse through the plethora of drivers you are now presented with and pick the newly-installed 5150 driver.

Ignore the voice in your head telling you that this is crazy and can't possibly work.

In the box that appears asking for the port name, type \\servername\sharename, substituting the obvious values for your shared printer on your WHS.

Choose 'Create a new port' and select 'Local port' from the drop-down.

Start the Add Printer wizard on your Vista box.

Then, set up the shared printer on the server using the normal Server 2003 or XP driver.

#Vista 32 bit driver for hp 6968 printer install#

Install the Vista driver on your Vista machine using the installer.

However, there is a crafty trick to work around this problem. This is unusual, and not typical of the other HP drivers I've used. I've had a play, and you're right, the driver simply refuses to install on WHS, even when you manually extract the files and try to add it through the Add Printer wizard. I've done this with a dozen or so LaserJet drivers on our print server at work and they've worked fine as Point-and-Print drivers for both XP and Vista clients. Your initial thought was a good one install the Vista driver on the server. I'm the tech in charge of the print server where I work and I think I have a trick to help you with this one.