Installing the HP HP560C Printer Driver (116173)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q116173

SYMPTOMS

You cannot install the new Hewlett-Packard (HP) 560C printer driver by running Windows Control Panel, choosing the Printers icon, and choosing Unlisted Or Updated Printer.

According to HP, you can install the 560C printer driver by choosing Run from the File menu in Program Manager, typing "a:\hpsetup.exe" (without the quotation marks), and then choose OK. For more information about installing the 560C printer driver, contact HP.

The HP BBS is 208-344-1691 and the filename is D5WN31.EXE. The file date is 5/9/94 and it installs properly for WFW 3.11. It doesn't replace printman.exe or commctrl.dll, even though the HP dates are newer. The HP installation HPSETUP.EXE from the file D5WN31.EXE will not let you configure for more than one LPT port for any of the individual printer drivers that are supplied with D5WN31.EXE.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2003
Keywords:KB116173
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