 | | Eric on September 22, 2008 | Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
To install your HP Photosmart 7350 printer on Windows Vista, follow these steps:
1) If your printer is connected to your computer, disconnect it by disconnecting the USB cable from the back of the computer.
2) Go Start > Control Panel > Hardware & Sounds
3) Then click on "Printers"
4) Click "Add a Printer"
5) Click on "Add a Local Printer"
6) Check off the "Use an Existing Port" check box
7) In the drop down list, select "LPT1: (Printer Port)" as your existing port.
8) Click the Next button
9) Under "Manufacturer", select "HP"
10) Under "Printers" choose "Deskjet 5550"
11) Click the Next button
12) In the "Printer Name" text box, type "Photosmart 7350" (without the double quotes)
13) Click the next button
14) You should get a message saying that the printer was successfully added. At this point, you can reconnect your printer to your computer by plugging the USB cable back into the port on your computer.
15) A "Found New Hardware" box should show up. Click on the "Cancel" button to close the box. If more than one box shows up, click Cancel on all of them.
16) Go back to the printers folder. If you closed it, you can get back to it by going Start > Control Panel > Hardware & Sounds > Printers
17) Right click on the Photosmart 7350 printer icon and select "Properties" from the context menu that appears.
18) Select the "Ports" tab.
19) Change the port from "LPT1" to "DOT4"
20) Click the "Apply" button.
That should be all there is to getting your HP Photosmart 7350 printer to work on Windows Vista. You should probably print a test page just to make sure everything is working properly.
Eric. |
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 | | Morgan on November 23, 2008 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
These instructions were excellent! Thank you so much! I lost the install software that came with my printer and thought that i was going to have to repurchase the cd. my printer works perfectly! |
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| | Stacey on December 5, 2008 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks so much for this info. I had the software but it still would not add the printer. I tried using the Photosmart 7400 since it was a choice but the picture didn't turn out very good. Pictures are much better now!! Great Job! |
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| | Jenn on December 24, 2008 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks so much for the info. Thought I was going to have to replace a perfectly good printer. Works like a charm now! |
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| | Teresa on December 28, 2008 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thank you for the info. I have gone without my brandnew printer for almost a year, until I came across your info.People suggested all kinds of different steps, but I couldn't get it to work. All the steps that you provided worked, except when I had to change the port. When I typed in Dot 4 to change the port and clicked on it, my computer was not responding to the printer. I finally figured out that I had to click on USB...Virtual printer port for...I was afraid that I would have to buy a new printer as well, but I don't. Thanks so much,
Teresa |
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| | Billy on June 4, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
God bless you Eric, God damn windows vista.
Thanks again,
Billy |
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| | Wendy on June 15, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks so much - it worked perfectly! |
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| | eric on June 18, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
yes! thank you,
it works!
how about installing hp officejet J5780 on vista premium |
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| | Saba on June 27, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Instructions from HP:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00808478&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=72886&lang=en |
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| | Thank you Eric on July 15, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
You are the man! Instructions worked perfectly here, as well. I also was convinced I'd have to buy a brand new printer for Vista. |
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| | James on August 6, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
followed instructions, printer worked fine til today (not sure what happened) but printer quit. Deleted phototsmart 7350 & deskjet 5550 from printers. Tried to reinstall using same instructions but, deskjet 5550 icon doesnot appear & photosmart 7350 printer dead....please help!!! |
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| | Kat on August 13, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks Eric after basically almost give up on my printer and after spending an entire afternoon with a so call "HP technical" it appear that the suggestion of theresa clicking on virtual usb option has worked for me finally. thanks theresa. |
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| | Joe on August 28, 2009 | Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
All most a year. Sony could not help me. Great job.
You are the man!!!! |
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| | doggystyle on September 23, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
well done mate! want a direct link to your brain at all times! thanks |
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| | MarieP on October 9, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thank you very much!!!!
I followed the "official" instructions on the HP web page, but it did not include changing the post from LPT1 to DOT at the end. That's what made the difference!!!! |
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| | MarieP on October 9, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Er, that's PORT
I was so excited I didn't spell check :-) |
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| | MarieP on October 9, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Oops, sorry, my bad...
The HP page does include it...
Yours was easier to follow though... |
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| | Au on October 22, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thank you very much! It was very helpful and it works like a charm now. |
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| | Laila on November 2, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Had all of these same problems, and finally got the thing installed. It prints fine from the computer. It prints pictures directly from my SD memory card just fine. But I just tried saving from the SD card directly to the computer like I used to do on my old XT equiped laptop and all I get is "computer not attached to printer". The printer is attached, I printed an email immediately after getting the message just to test it. Any ideas? |
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| | Fiona on November 28, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Eric - absolutely first class instructions. I was about to buy a new printer. Your instructions worked first time. Thanks so much. You're a star! |
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| | Al on December 2, 2009 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks so much, it was a really clear, easy to follow solution. |
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| | JB on January 3, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Trying to print wireless to HP 7350. Followed all the steps above but "no go". I have another laptop (Compaq)printing to the same printer but can't seem to duplicate on my new laptop (HP)..both on Vista. Help? |
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| | NK on January 23, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
I THANK U SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH... I didn't figure out why it wasn't
working then it made since coz of the vista...but now it works perfectly
... the computer wouldn't recognize the CD...
Thanks |
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| | Julie on January 25, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks for info.. It helps me a lot |
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| | chris on March 7, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
works perfectly thanks |
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| | Geoff on April 12, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Hi, I can't change from LPT1 to DOT4 for some reason???? Ready to take an hammer to it! lol |
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| | willy01 on April 20, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thank you for help |
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| | Audrey on May 12, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
It work great but I had other printers wireless to my laptop and wanted photosmart 7350 wired changing the por does this mean I can't print from the printers that are wireless to that laptop? |
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| | joe on June 24, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks for your help. I went to several sites for the answer. It finally worked. Thanks so much. I was getting ready to but new printer or go back to XP. |
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| | crazzzycannnuk on June 29, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
IT WORKS GREAT thnx man i couldn't figure it out but that waz great |
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| | naveen on July 5, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
thanks a lot that works really fine with 7350 |
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| | Heidi A on August 7, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
You really rock, Eric. Thanks for being there when I needed you most! |
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| | PreviouslyAngry on September 24, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Just followed these instructions for Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on an HP proliant desktop, and it worked great. Thanks for taking time to write it up! |
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| | Frazz on October 4, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Brilliant........... |
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| | amackay on December 2, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thank-you, thank-you thank-you to the person who wrote the very direct and easy steps for installing my printer on Windows vista. |
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| | pdxmetz on December 24, 2010 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Worked perfectly - just as written. Thank you!!! |
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| | Melissa on January 24, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
OMG! This saved my life. Thank you so much! |
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| | Miscbills on February 3, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Oh, thank you! Thank you for the very easy layman terms in giving instructions that were easy to follow. I too thought I would have to get a new printer, (give the shivers thinking about) to work along this Window Vista computer that my daughter gave. I am so very grateful. |
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| | Liz A on March 9, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
These directions are straight off of HP website. This didn't work for me on my Vista 32. What finally worked after trying and reinstalling was to change the Port to virtual USB, not dot4. Now... if I could just get the camera card to be read by the computer.... the printer says it's not hooked up to computer. But I guess the Deskjet 5550 alternative driver might not have photo memory card capabilities? Any suggestions? |
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| | Mary on July 28, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
OMG! Thank you so very much ... Not sure how I found your page but very happy that I did. Thought printer was toast, kept trying to reinstall using the hp photosmart CD software. Now I have one more problem .. when it prints it always prints the last page first. How do I make it print from page one first? You are wonderful! |
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| | TB on August 1, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
THANK YOU SO MUCH |
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| | grupo prestigio on November 8, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
instalar |
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| | NILSAAYY on December 18, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
This worked AMAZINGLY... thank you!! |
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| | NILSAAYY on December 18, 2011 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Oh by the way, this does work with windows 7. For anyone's information |
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| | Seanmcgee72 on July 24, 2012 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thank you so much Eric. The printer that came with the newer computer crapped out a while ago. I really didn't feel like going out and spending more money for another printer, especially with the crappy economy. The old one from the old computer works just fine now. Since logistically, its impossible to offer you a beer through cyberspace, I'll drink one in your honor this evening. Hell, I might even drink a case in your honor. Thanks dude, you're the man!! |
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| | Wendy on July 25, 2012 | RE: Installing HP Photosmart 7350 Printer on Windows Vista
Thanks Eric! These information are really helpful. This works amazing! |
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