New Printers with Windows filePro 5.7

[Bob Rasmussen]

It looks to me like a risky site. Who knows what you'll end up 
downloading?

The situation with HP printers and FilePro has changed little in 10 years. 
You need a printer that can handle incoming PCL-5; or you need outside 
software.

On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, Scott Nelson via Filepro-list wrote:

> I see this driver from this site and from driverscloud.com.
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> Has anyone used drivers from these sites?  I want to be sure they are safe.
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> On 09/26/2022 08:41 AM, Reggie Freedman GM wrote:
>> This may work.... 
>> https://www.hpdrivers.net/universal-pcl5-print-driver-for-hp-v5-9-0-18326/
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Reggie Freedman GM <rdfreedman at gmail.com>
>> To: Scott Nelson <scott at logicdatasystems.com>
>> Sent: 9/26/2022 9:39:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: New Printers with Windows filePro 5.7
>> ________________________________________________________________________________ 
>> 
>> 
>> Reggie here
>> PCL6 is NOT filePro compatible to PCL5  Sad - It is not an upgrade, more 
>> like a whole new windows driver.
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>> filePro will not print through or using a PCL6 driver.
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>> You might search for a PCL5 driver for your HP209dwe:
>> 
>> "pcl5 driver for hp209dwe"
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>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Scott Nelson via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>> Reply-To: Scott Nelson <scott at logicdatasystems.com>
>> To: filePro Mailing List <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>> Sent: 9/26/2022 7:45:58 AM
>> Subject: New Printers with Windows filePro 5.7
>> ________________________________________________________________________________ 
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>> 
>> We gave up on the Inkjet printer, and now trying to print to a wi-fil HP 
>> laserjet.
>> 
>> I am using the basic HPLASER print codes that worked on the Dell printer. 
>> When I try to print to the new HP209dwe printer, it behaves the same as the 
>> other wi-fi printers.  The printer wakes up and sounds like it will begin, 
>> the nothing happens.  No paper movement at all.
>> 
>> I wonder if this is because it is wi-fi or just not liking the escape codes 
>> in the filePro printer table for HPLASER.  I tried many of the other 
>> printer types and they all behave the same way.   I am trying this without 
>> the MKPCL overlay, but will need to use that with the invoice printout once 
>> I get the printer to behave.
>> 
>> The barely capable support at HP says this printer is PCL6 and they no 
>> longer publish escape code data for printers.
>> 
>> Has anyone else had these issues?
>> 
>> Are their other USB printers that would work better than all the new wi-fi 
>> winderz based printers?
>> 
>> What newer laser printers (B&W) are you using with windows filePro on 
>> windows 10?   Which fP printer driver?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
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