1. Click Start, select Device and Printers.
2. Click Add a printer.
3. Select Add a local printer to install.
4. Choose LPT1 as your printer port. Then, click next.
5. Under Manufacturer, select hp as your choice.
6. Under Printers, find hp deskjet 3600 as your compatible driver. Then, click next.
If it has no such driver found in list, click Windows Update to get the list of available hp driver.
7. Rename the printer device. It is optional to change the printer device name.
8. Go back to Device and Printers Page, new hp device had been installed.
9. Right click it with mouse and select Printer Properties.
10. Select Ports tab and change the port to USB001.
The following table is list of alternate driver to substitute those products.
Product | Alternate driver |
---|---|
Deskjet 3320, 3325, 3420 and 3520 | Deskjet 3600 * |
Photosmart 7560, 7565, 7600 and 7660 | Deskjet 5600 |
Deskjet 5850 | Deskjet 5600 |
Photosmart 130, 145, 230, 240 and 245 | Photosmart 330 * |
Photosmart 7150, 7350, 7355 and 7550 | Deskjet 5550 |
Photosmart 7760 and 7960 | Deskjet 5600 |
Deskjet 6122 and 6127 | Deskjet 990c * |
Deskjet 3820 | Deskjet 970cse * |
Deskjet 656 | Deskjet 660c * |
Business Inkjet 1100d | Business Inkjet 1000 |
Business Inkjet 1100dtn | Business Inkjet 1000 |
Deskjet 9300 | Deskjet 1220c * |
Deskjet 9650, 9670, 9680, 9680gp | Deskjet 9800 |
Make sure it has connected to Internet before click on Window Update.
When the problem of following occur,
" Windows was unable to get a list of devices from Windows Update. Try again later."
1. Open your Task Manager. You can press Ctrl-Alt-Del .
2. Choose Sevices Tab. Then, click Services Button.
3. Under Name, choose "Windows Update"
4. Right click "Windows Update" with mouse and select Stop. Please keep these page as open.
5. Go to C:\Windows in your Explorer, and delete "SoftwareDistribution" folder.
6. Go back to Task Manager and right click again "Windows Update", then ,choose Start.
It will create new Software Distribution folder for you.
I have try. It really worked.