Coincidentally it (the LJ4) is the last stable printer HP produced as well. I've still got a couple of these in use. The HP printers purchased since then have been replaced. It's sad what happened to that division.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:31 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > Didn't you know? The LaserJet 4 is the most stable print driver ever > produced! Well, maybe not, but it's amazing to me how many times this driver > would work in cases where the "official" driver of whatever HP printer > wouldn't. In my experience it's almost as versatile as the generic/text > only one. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:11 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Bleep'n window server 2008 terminal server > > I find that Microsoft's PS and PCL drivers *are* generic, Microsoft > simply ships printer definitions that specifies printer-specific > parameters such as the printer's printable area. > > At my employer Microsoft's "HP LaserJet 4 PS" driver works marvelously > with most of what we have on hand ;) > > Ben Scott wrote: > > Are you using HP's printer drivers? HP's printer drivers have been > > getting steadily worse for the past few years. Slow, bloated, > > over-complicated, unstable. See if any of the drivers that come with > > 2008 might work for you. Often, a similar or older model will work > > with a newer printer. > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [email protected] > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
