soyagi@yiffit.net to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前HP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with stickeryiffit.netimagemessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up12.06Kfile-text
arrow-up12.06KimageHP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with stickeryiffit.netsoyagi@yiffit.net to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square161fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·2 年前Best trick in the book is to download the Windows 7 version of the drivers or software package as it is all prior to this cloud BS. Install that in your windows 10 or 11 and it will all work as intended.
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 年前Or just use linux with CUPS and you never have to let hp install spyware on your computer.
minus-squareChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 年前Agreed but not everyone uses Linux. I do but not on every machine I own.
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 年前I’m not saying that you should do that as a solution to this one specific problem. I’m just pointing out there is a better way.
minus-squareFreesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前I think you still need the proprietary drivers to use the scanner.
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前I guess that’s probably true unfortunately. But official linux hp drivers are less annoying than their windows counterparts at least
minus-squareChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 年前Obviously I meant to whom owns one though…
minus-squareLazaroFlim@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Best trick then it to trash it and buy a new printer. Done keep on sending them money for ink.
minus-squareKit Sorens@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前I just learned how to manually install PCL5 from the “Professionals ONLY!” Section of their driver download page.
minus-square0xC4aE1e5@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前He’s using a Mac, they can’t run Windows 7 drivers.
Best trick in the book is to download the Windows 7 version of the drivers or software package as it is all prior to this cloud BS. Install that in your windows 10 or 11 and it will all work as intended.
Or just use linux with CUPS and you never have to let hp install spyware on your computer.
Agreed but not everyone uses Linux. I do but not on every machine I own.
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I’m not saying that you should do that as a solution to this one specific problem. I’m just pointing out there is a better way.
I think you still need the proprietary drivers to use the scanner.
I guess that’s probably true unfortunately. But official linux hp drivers are less annoying than their windows counterparts at least
Best trick is to not buy HP.
Obviously I meant to whom owns one though…
Best trick then it to trash it and buy a new printer. Done keep on sending them money for ink.
I just learned how to manually install PCL5 from the “Professionals ONLY!” Section of their driver download page.
He’s using a Mac, they can’t run Windows 7 drivers.