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About drivers for HP-Deskjet-3820-Inkjet-Printer ?

Asked Dec 20, 2010, 06:08 PM — 1 Answer
Can someone tell me where I can download installation drivers for this old printer...I need it for my homework, but I can't find installation cd because I don't know where I put it... and when I download drivers from hp site...and when I try to install it, it starts by going at about 50% and instalation vanishes...and nothing happens :/ so can anyone tell me where can I find download link that works, so I can finish my homework...

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Dec 22, 2010, 08:42 PM


I think the links are good but the driver package isn't behaving. Both the XP drivers on HP's site crashed for me during install. The driver packages I already had because I have this printer also crash. Further, one from TechSpot crashes too. So, I suspect these old packages may not be compatible with some newer software, perhaps XP Service Pack 3.

Here's a workaround for basic parallel connectivity:
  1. Download the basic driver package from HP's site.
  2. Using a file compression utility, such as 7-Zip, extract all the files from the driver package to a folder, say "3820Driver".
  3. Add the printer via Windows' Control Panel and point the printer installation wizard to the extracted files in 3820Driver\win2k_xp\enu\drivers\win2k_xp.
  4. During install, there will be two complaints about missing files, but each time point the wizard to 3820Driver\win2k_xp\enu\drivers \win2k_xp and the driver installation will complete.
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