Anyone here have an HP Deskjet PSC F4180?

[Paper Roses]

I bought this PSC 2 years ago during a huge sale at Target. Since my old HP PSC 1210 seemed to be doing fine, I have never installed the new one.

For several months I have been unable to use the scan function on the 1210. I believe this happened when I updated to Windows 7. HP help says that there are problems with the scan and other functions with my 1210. It gives long, drawn out fixes.

My question. If I remove the old printer and install the F4180, will it work with windows 7 or will I not have the proper drivers for that too W/7?

I was hoping to use Driver Detective but the scan showed I had 85 out of date drivers. Geeze, I hardly use this machine, I cannot imaging I need to update all that.

Would the F4180 work all functions including scan? I'd appreciate it if anyone knows.

PR

On Edit, I just went back to the HP site and there are problems with this F4180 too. I am of a mind to just go out and but a new PSC that will work for Windows 7 and forget all this jury rigging. This has never been out of the box. Phooey

[CK_John]

1. I don't know anyone who uses a printer anymore. n/t

[Paper Roses]

2. This is a printer, scanner, copier. Everyone I know has one.

They are probably all newer than mine. What do you use, or are you pulling my leg?

[CK_John]

5. I have not used a printer or scanner since I retired in '01. All my friends have switched to netbook

or laptops and save stuff on flash drives mostly or use eMail to send things out.

[hobbit709]

3. Evidently HP printers and 7 do not play well together

It evidently is HP that doesn't have properly updated drivers for 7. I just had that problem with a Laserjet 1018. I finally gave up and put the HP on the XP X64 computer and put the Samsung printer on the 7 computer. I also upgraded a friend's computer over the weekend and had similar problems. I followed HP's advice and told Windows it was a different printer and to use LPT1 as the port for the install. After installing, change the printer port to USB and it prints just fine.

I have two Epson printers( regular photo/scanner and a wide-format), 3 Samsung(1 laser, 1 color laser and 1 thermal photo) and all of them worked just fine on 7. HP has a problem.

[struggle4progress]

4. On my Mac, updating the OS changed how I accessed the scan function for my HP printer

There may be something similar happening with HP and Windows 7:

How to Scan in Windows 7 without Using HP Software
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01884960&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3795406