Need driver for HP 2840

The HP 2840 Color Laser MFC prints fine, but will not scan as it did in XP.
I now have Vista Ultimate 64 bit.
Any workarounds or ideas? Thank you.

Well, I confirmed with HP that there is no scanner driver for 64 bit Vista.

I disagree, however, with the technician's statement that it is because
"nobody likes Vista" because "it's as bad as ME." I have been running 64
bit Vista on 2 machines since it came out, and I am really DISAPPOINTED with
HP.
Tony
"Alan Morris [MSFT]" <> wrote in message
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> HP has this and would be the source for drivers. I do see a print/scan
> driver for the 32 version of Vista. I looks like HP does not have support
> available for the 64 bit OS. You need to confirm this with HP. Your x64
> machine will support a 32 bit OS installation.
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=2100
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> Driver - Universal Print Driver Description Current version
> Size (MB) Estimated download time Previous version
> HP Universal Print Driver for Windows x64 - PCL5 4.7
> 25 Nov 2008 16.4 56K: 40m
> 512K: 4m
> HP Universal Print Driver for Windows x64 - PCL6 4.7
> 25 Nov 2008 16.5 56K: 40m
> 512K: 4m
> HP Universal Print Driver for Windows x64 - PostScript
> 4.7
> 25 Nov 2008 17.3 56K: 42m
> 512K: 4m
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> "Tony Linguini" <> wrote in message
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>> The HP 2840 Color Laser MFC prints fine, but will not scan as it did in
>> XP.
>> I now have Vista Ultimate 64 bit.
>> Any workarounds or ideas? Thank you.
>>
>
>
>

Guess that is why HP sells so many of their PC's with Vista 64
installed!!!!! I am giving up on their products.

Bob

"Tony Linguini" <> wrote in message
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> Well, I confirmed with HP that there is no scanner driver for 64 bit
> Vista.
>
> I disagree, however, with the technician's statement that it is because
> "nobody likes Vista" because "it's as bad as ME." I have been running 64
> bit Vista on 2 machines since it came out, and I am really DISAPPOINTED
> with HP.
> Tony
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <> wrote in message
> news:%23U$...
>> HP has this and would be the source for drivers. I do see a print/scan
>> driver for the 32 version of Vista. I looks like HP does not have
>> support available for the 64 bit OS. You need to confirm this with HP.
>> Your x64 machine will support a 32 bit OS installation.
>> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=2100
>>
>>
>>
>> HP Color LaserJet 2800 All-in-One Printer series
>> » Choose another product
>> » Create a personal product profile (Why register?)
>>
>>
>> Subscribe to driver and support alerts
>>
>>
>> » Sign up now for customized driver, security, patch, and
>> support email alerts.
>> Only receive updates on products you specify or own when
>> you want them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Useful links
>>
>>
>> » Selecting the Correct Printer Driver
>>
>> Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit)
>>
>>
>> By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the
>> HP Software License Agreement.
>>
>> Choose your software/driver language:
>> ArabicBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese
>> (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglish
>> (American)EstonianFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHebrewHu ngarianIndonesianItalianJapaneseKazakhKoreanLatvia nLithuanianNorwegianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussia nSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwedishThaiTurkishUk rainianVietnamese
>>
>> Driver - Universal Print Driver Description Current version
>> Size (MB) Estimated download time Previous version
>> HP Universal Print Driver for Windows x64 - PCL5 4.7
>> 25 Nov 2008 16.4 56K: 40m
>> 512K: 4m
>> HP Universal Print Driver for Windows x64 - PCL6 4.7
>> 25 Nov 2008 16.5 56K: 40m
>> 512K: 4m
>> HP Universal Print Driver for Windows x64 - PostScript
>> 4.7
>> 25 Nov 2008 17.3 56K: 42m
>> 512K: 4m
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
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>> "Tony Linguini" <> wrote in message
>> news:5CCAB3C7-0F5B-4374-AC10-...
>>> The HP 2840 Color Laser MFC prints fine, but will not scan as it did in
>>> XP.
>>> I now have Vista Ultimate 64 bit.
>>> Any workarounds or ideas? Thank you.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

What a bunch of nonsense. HP obviously wants us to purchase the newe
model of their laserjet, which I did. I was completely unsatisfied wit
it, so went back to the task of compatibility between my Windows Vist
64-bit system and my tried and true 2840.
Windows has a "Virtual PC" that you can download free. It require
Windows Vista Ultimate, so upgrading was step 1.
Step 2: Download the free Virtual PC 2007 and install it on you
64-bit system:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx
Now that you have your virtual PC (like a mini computer inside you
computer) you need to install an operating system. I bought Window
Vista Business version (32 bit) because I found it inexpensively, bu
you can install whatever 32-bit system that is compatible with the 284
software. So now you've created a 32-bit virtual system within you
64-bit system.
Now just install the 2840 software into the 32-bit virtual system an
you're good to go. All this cost under $300

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You didn't have to upgrade to Ultimate to run VPC 2007... it works fine on
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"MattPterp" <> wrote in message
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> What a bunch of nonsense. HP obviously wants us to purchase the newer
> model of their laserjet, which I did. I was completely unsatisfied with
> it, so went back to the task of compatibility between my Windows Vista
> 64-bit system and my tried and true 2840.
> Windows has a "Virtual PC" that you can download free. It requires
> Windows Vista Ultimate, so upgrading was step 1.
> Step 2: Download the free Virtual PC 2007 and install it on your
> 64-bit system:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx
> Now that you have your virtual PC (like a mini computer inside your
> computer) you need to install an operating system. I bought Windows
> Vista Business version (32 bit) because I found it inexpensively, but
> you can install whatever 32-bit system that is compatible with the 2840
> software. So now you've created a 32-bit virtual system within your
> 64-bit system.
> Now just install the 2840 software into the 32-bit virtual system and
> you're good to go. All this cost under $300.
>
>
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