HP Deskjet 5100 install problem

van HellSing on 2/6/2008 at 19:20

So I finally got around to installing my printer again after a system reinstall I did two weeks ago, and the installer claims I have 0mb free disk space, which is utter bull of course. Help? :p

Zerker on 2/6/2008 at 21:36

How old's the printer? Maybe it's one of those installers that only recognises 2 Gb boundaries or some garbage. Try adding or removing files and see if it sees things differently.

van HellSing on 3/6/2008 at 12:46

Tried it, no effect. There was also a setup.ini file for the installer, which contained this line:

Quote:

DiskSpace=8000 ;DiskSpace requirement in KB

Changed the value to 0000, still didn't help.

Oceanstorm on 6/6/2008 at 10:22

Have you tried downloading updated drivers & software from HP?

bikerdude on 6/6/2008 at 11:07

hi there

There are 2 ways you can install the printer.....

1. Download and run the driver installer from HP's website...

2. Download the driver from HP and unzip to a folder, then when windows says its found new hardware, point it at said folder.

The download page for your printer/s (http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_cc=uk&cc=uk&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&h_client=S-A-R135-1&h_query=deskjet+5100&submit.x=0&submit.y=0) LINK

Its lists 4x 5100 series model, which one is yours..?

biker

van HellSing on 6/6/2008 at 18:31

It works. Thanks Oceanstorm and Bikerdude. Zerker too :)