But it does ask you to connect the printer
Step Two
11. Connect the USB cable to the product, and connect the USB cable to the computer. A Device driver software was not successfully installed window opens.
Step three:
3. Click the drop down menu, and then change the port from LPT1 to USB or DOT4.virtual
If you connect the printer in Step two #11 then maybe when you get to Step three #3 there will be USB port in the list.
I tried that a several times without success. The computer does not react at all to me plugging in the usb cable - printer is on.. Anyway, I try to find a usb port in the list - no such thing again.
I 'll try it on my other computer, win8.1 too, but I think I did try it already.
The third computer is running on win 7, there there is not an LPT1 option even in the beginning add a printer drop down menu.
In fact, when I tried the first time there was an automatic installation box when I plugged in the usb cable and unknown device item appeared in the printers list, but since then, no reaction.. I must have done something to disable the auto detection..
Seems you have done it, apart from the USB port.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyyExEyddf4
From point 1:30 That shows you how to manually create a virtual USB printer port.
It is only a basic HP driver so you won't get fancy dialogue boxes/animations about installing/connecting printer and all the options of a full feature driver.
I used to have a Deskjet 990c with Windows 8.1 but never had to create the USB port manually as it was already present.
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