Windows – How to connect to network printer with Windows 7

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Network printer is legacy HP LaserJet 6MP, plugged into a Windows XP workstation that is acting as our network share and the gateway to our shared storage devices. Others @ office are using the printer fine. I'm running a fresh install of Win7x64, can't for the life of me get this working.

Test page from printer does NOT show IP address, so I'm using the Wizard:

  1. Devices and Printers
  2. Add a printer
  3. Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
  4. The printer that I want isn't listed
  5. Select a shared printer by name > browse
  6. Server computer does NOT show up in the network list
  7. But if I manually type the server name \servername it shows up, and I can see the printers connected to it.
  8. Select the printer I want to connect to
  9. Next. I get the "Connecting to PrinterName on ServerName" dialog.
  10. No driver found error dialog
  11. Press OK. Get the Browse dialog box that says "The file "*.INF" on (Unknown) is needed.
  12. I browse to the exact driver I need for that exact printer, which is extracted to my hard drive. Locate the "prnhp001.Inf" file > OK

Error dialog: Windows cannot connect to the printer. Error code is 0x0214

Best Answer

Instead of installing a network printer choose local printer , than add standard tcp/ip port and enter the printers IP address.

That's It !