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HP Deskjet 1120C : head alignment
Hi to Everyone,
My old HP DJ1120C is mostly used under Debian Linux. However, under Linux, there is no head alignment function available. So, each time I replaced the ink cartridges, I had to connect my printer to an old PC that ran under Win95 so that I could align the heads. On my new PC under Debian Linux, I have a Windows partition (XP), but I have so far failed to install any appropriate driver for that Deskjet 1120C. If I try to use the original CD that I got when I purchased the printer, which is meant for Win95, I get the curious message as follows : "This program requires at least 3MB of free virtual memory to run" I must confess that I don't know how much virtual memory I have, and I have not found a way to check this. In any case, I never had this problem when I first installed the driver several years ago. So, I have tried to find an up to date driver for this printer. The one I first found was called : "dj726". Once installed, it appeared lilely that it is just a "driver updater". In any case, it did not seem to do anything, except to keep running in the background. I could not uninstall it : the system replied that it was running, so uninstall would not work. No icon was available to shut it down, so there was no way to get out of this. I could not remove the files and directories either. So, in the end, I went removing files and directories once I had restarted under Linux. Back to Windows XP, the system detected an anomaly and shutdown. After a restart, it seemed to run OK. Then I found another driver: 'dj171'. But I had no success with this one either. At one time, it asked to chose between LPT1 and LPT2, I replied LPT1, and soon after it said that it could not start the install process, and I had to face another unexpected error followed by a shutdown. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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HP Deskjet 1120C : head alignment
I have a couple of possible leads for you. 1) my search indicates there is an inbox driver within XP (probably part of the install disk or already loaded on your computer) for the 1120C. Don't know if that is accurate or if the calibration tool is available within it, but look for it. 2) There are both NT and Win 2000 drivers, one of these will often work with XP 32 bit. The fact that HP did releases an XP 64 bit driver sort of implies either number 1 or number 2 is accurate, because if they were not supporting this printer for XP, they would not have produced an XP 64 driver for it. 3) All drivers from HP for this printer are downloadable he (sorry for the length of this url) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...k&swEnvOID=228 or try this link: http://tinyurl.com/c33hh 4) Is it possible to run the calibration feature directly within the printer (not connected to a PC at all). Sometimes you can do this via from panel buttons: check the manual. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ Bernard wrote: Hi to Everyone, My old HP DJ1120C is mostly used under Debian Linux. However, under Linux, there is no head alignment function available. So, each time I replaced the ink cartridges, I had to connect my printer to an old PC that ran under Win95 so that I could align the heads. On my new PC under Debian Linux, I have a Windows partition (XP), but I have so far failed to install any appropriate driver for that Deskjet 1120C. If I try to use the original CD that I got when I purchased the printer, which is meant for Win95, I get the curious message as follows : "This program requires at least 3MB of free virtual memory to run" I must confess that I don't know how much virtual memory I have, and I have not found a way to check this. In any case, I never had this problem when I first installed the driver several years ago. So, I have tried to find an up to date driver for this printer. The one I first found was called : "dj726". Once installed, it appeared lilely that it is just a "driver updater". In any case, it did not seem to do anything, except to keep running in the background. I could not uninstall it : the system replied that it was running, so uninstall would not work. No icon was available to shut it down, so there was no way to get out of this. I could not remove the files and directories either. So, in the end, I went removing files and directories once I had restarted under Linux. Back to Windows XP, the system detected an anomaly and shutdown. After a restart, it seemed to run OK. Then I found another driver: 'dj171'. But I had no success with this one either. At one time, it asked to chose between LPT1 and LPT2, I replied LPT1, and soon after it said that it could not start the install process, and I had to face another unexpected error followed by a shutdown. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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HP Deskjet 1120C : head alignment
Le Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:21:41 -0800, Arthur Entlich a écritÂ*:
I have a couple of possible leads for you. 1) my search indicates there is an inbox driver within XP (probably part of the install disk or already loaded on your computer) for the 1120C. Don't know if that is accurate or if the calibration tool is available within it, but look for it. TRUE: my printer is being reckognized under XP. But there is no calibration tool available, unless I have not been able to find it. 2) There are both NT and Win 2000 drivers, one of these will often work with XP 32 bit. One of the two drivers that I have tested was that meant for Win 2000 (dj726), but, as previously stated, I had no success with it : it appeared to be a "driver updater", not a driver by itself The fact that HP did releases an XP 64 bit driver sort of implies either number 1 or number 2 is accurate, because if they were not supporting this printer for XP, they would not have produced an XP 64 driver for it. 3) All drivers from HP for this printer are downloadable he (sorry for the length of this url) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...rDownload.jsp? pnameOID=14497&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodSeriesI d=25522&prodTypeId=18972&submit.y=8&submit.x=8&lan g=da&cc=dk&swEnvOID=228 or try this link: http://tinyurl.com/c33hh 4) Is it possible to run the calibration feature directly within the printer (not connected to a PC at all). Sometimes you can do this via from panel buttons: check the manual. On both addresses, I have found no more than dj726. I will try to re- install it again, just in case something went wrong at my first attempt. As far as calibrating from panel buttons, I will check with the manual, but I don't remember having seen anything like this. Thanks for your help, I will let you know if I get any success |
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HP Deskjet 1120C : head alignment
Le Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:57 +0000, Bernard a écritÂ*:
Le Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:21:41 -0800, Arthur Entlich a écritÂ*: I have a couple of possible leads for you. 1) my search indicates there is an inbox driver within XP (probably part of the install disk or already loaded on your computer) for the 1120C. Don't know if that is accurate or if the calibration tool is available within it, but look for it. TRUE: my printer is being reckognized under XP. But there is no calibration tool available, unless I have not been able to find it. 2) There are both NT and Win 2000 drivers, one of these will often work with XP 32 bit. One of the two drivers that I have tested was that meant for Win 2000 (dj726), but, as previously stated, I had no success with it : it appeared to be a "driver updater", not a driver by itself Sorry, I made a mistake : this is not the dj726 that appeared to be a driver updater. I just tried it again. The file 'dj726.exe', when treated as an "execute' task, get extracted in /'documents and settings'/.../ TEMP/ where I could see various files and directories: 'DISK1', 'DISK2', 'DISK3'. In 'DISK1' there is a file named 'setup'. I did execute this file, and got the following reply : 'HP Deskjet Setup wizard - Registry configuration error. The Setup wizard is unable to modify the settings stored in the registry' I imagine that this is due to the fact that I already have a kind of a driver, provided by XP. I don't know if I should uninstall it and how to do so. In the Configuration Panel, under "printers", there are mentions of my HP Deskjet 1120C, but no uninstall option is available. The fact that HP did releases an XP 64 bit driver sort of implies either number 1 or number 2 is accurate, because if they were not supporting this printer for XP, they would not have produced an XP 64 driver for it. 3) All drivers from HP for this printer are downloadable he (sorry for the length of this url) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...rDownload.jsp? pnameOID=14497&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodSeriesI d=25522&prodTypeId=18972&submit.y=8&submit.x=8&lan g=da&cc=dk&swEnvOID=228 or try this link: http://tinyurl.com/c33hh 4) Is it possible to run the calibration feature directly within the printer (not connected to a PC at all). Sometimes you can do this via from panel buttons: check the manual. On both addresses, I have found no more than dj726. I will try to re- install it again, just in case something went wrong at my first attempt. As far as calibrating from panel buttons, I will check with the manual, but I don't remember having seen anything like this. Thanks for your help, I will let you know if I get any success |
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HP Deskjet 1120C : head alignment
"Bernard" wrote in message . fr... Le Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:57 +0000, Bernard a écrit : Le Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:21:41 -0800, Arthur Entlich a écrit : I have a couple of possible leads for you. 1) my search indicates there is an inbox driver within XP (probably part of the install disk or already loaded on your computer) for the 1120C. Don't know if that is accurate or if the calibration tool is available within it, but look for it. TRUE: my printer is being reckognized under XP. But there is no calibration tool available, unless I have not been able to find it. 2) There are both NT and Win 2000 drivers, one of these will often work with XP 32 bit. One of the two drivers that I have tested was that meant for Win 2000 (dj726), but, as previously stated, I had no success with it : it appeared to be a "driver updater", not a driver by itself Sorry, I made a mistake : this is not the dj726 that appeared to be a driver updater. I just tried it again. The file 'dj726.exe', when treated as an "execute' task, get extracted in /'documents and settings'/.../ TEMP/ where I could see various files and directories: 'DISK1', 'DISK2', 'DISK3'. In 'DISK1' there is a file named 'setup'. I did execute this file, and got the following reply : 'HP Deskjet Setup wizard - Registry configuration error. The Setup wizard is unable to modify the settings stored in the registry' I imagine that this is due to the fact that I already have a kind of a driver, provided by XP. I don't know if I should uninstall it and how to do so. In the Configuration Panel, under "printers", there are mentions of my HP Deskjet 1120C, but no uninstall option is available. The fact that HP did releases an XP 64 bit driver sort of implies either number 1 or number 2 is accurate, because if they were not supporting this printer for XP, they would not have produced an XP 64 driver for it. 3) All drivers from HP for this printer are downloadable he (sorry for the length of this url) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...rDownload.jsp? pnameOID=14497&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodSeriesI d=25522&prodTypeId=18972&submit.y=8&submit.x=8&lan g=da&cc=dk&swEnvOID=228 or try this link: http://tinyurl.com/c33hh 4) Is it possible to run the calibration feature directly within the printer (not connected to a PC at all). Sometimes you can do this via from panel buttons: check the manual. On both addresses, I have found no more than dj726. I will try to re- install it again, just in case something went wrong at my first attempt. As far as calibrating from panel buttons, I will check with the manual, but I don't remember having seen anything like this. Thanks for your help, I will let you know if I get any success Hello: Have you tried to delete this driver? Go to Control Panel, Printers, then right click on the proper icon; click on Properties, and there you will find "delete". Good luck! Petrus |
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HP Deskjet 1120C : head alignment
You may need to remove the previous driver. Sometimes that can be
accomplished just by going into the printer folder and deleting the printer (via right click menu). Occasionally, the registry will get "difficult" and require manual removal of certain lines. This can get messy if not done correctly. You may need to involve HP at this point, they should have an uninstall process available. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ Bernard wrote: Le Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:57 +0000, Bernard a écrit : Le Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:21:41 -0800, Arthur Entlich a écrit : I have a couple of possible leads for you. 1) my search indicates there is an inbox driver within XP (probably part of the install disk or already loaded on your computer) for the 1120C. Don't know if that is accurate or if the calibration tool is available within it, but look for it. TRUE: my printer is being reckognized under XP. But there is no calibration tool available, unless I have not been able to find it. 2) There are both NT and Win 2000 drivers, one of these will often work with XP 32 bit. One of the two drivers that I have tested was that meant for Win 2000 (dj726), but, as previously stated, I had no success with it : it appeared to be a "driver updater", not a driver by itself Sorry, I made a mistake : this is not the dj726 that appeared to be a driver updater. I just tried it again. The file 'dj726.exe', when treated as an "execute' task, get extracted in /'documents and settings'/.../ TEMP/ where I could see various files and directories: 'DISK1', 'DISK2', 'DISK3'. In 'DISK1' there is a file named 'setup'. I did execute this file, and got the following reply : 'HP Deskjet Setup wizard - Registry configuration error. The Setup wizard is unable to modify the settings stored in the registry' I imagine that this is due to the fact that I already have a kind of a driver, provided by XP. I don't know if I should uninstall it and how to do so. In the Configuration Panel, under "printers", there are mentions of my HP Deskjet 1120C, but no uninstall option is available. The fact that HP did releases an XP 64 bit driver sort of implies either number 1 or number 2 is accurate, because if they were not supporting this printer for XP, they would not have produced an XP 64 driver for it. 3) All drivers from HP for this printer are downloadable he (sorry for the length of this url) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...rDownload.jsp? pnameOID=14497&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodSeriesI d=25522&prodTypeId=18972&submit.y=8&submit.x=8&lan g=da&cc=dk&swEnvOID=228 or try this link: http://tinyurl.com/c33hh 4) Is it possible to run the calibration feature directly within the printer (not connected to a PC at all). Sometimes you can do this via from panel buttons: check the manual. On both addresses, I have found no more than dj726. I will try to re- install it again, just in case something went wrong at my first attempt. As far as calibrating from panel buttons, I will check with the manual, but I don't remember having seen anything like this. Thanks for your help, I will let you know if I get any success |
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