HP LaserJet 1012 I wrote a post a while back about getting the and a bunch of people asked if it was also possible to install it on Windows 10. Sure enough, it is!
The instructions almost identical to installing on windows 8.1, but I’ve noted a few changes for Windows 10. Here’s how to install the HP LaserJet 1012 on Windows 10. Plug in the HP LaserJet 1012 via USB cable.
Windows will try to install it and it will look like it’s installed but it wont actually work. You’ll be able to see it in the device manager as an “unspecified device”, but you wont be able to print. Download the driver for the HP LaserJet 1012. We’ll use the Vista 64-bit version on Windows 10 with no issues. Extract the ZIP archive and make a note of the location on your hard drive. Hit Windows-Q to launch the search charm and type in “Devices and Printers”. Click on the “Add a printer” button.
Click on “The printer that I want isn’t listed”. Skip the option for “My printer is a little olderhelp me find it” as that wont work.
The LaserJet 1015 drivers seem to work just fine. I just posted on similar subject here: HP 3015, Win 7, I resolved the same issue with my HP1010 with universal PCL driver and Windows 7, 64bit. Also it's shared to 32bit Windows 7 machines in LAN.
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Select the radio button for “Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings”. Select the radio button for “Use an existing port” and then select “DOT4001” from the dropdown. Click “Next”.
If you have more than one “DOT4XXX” option make note that we may have to change something later. Click “Have Disk”. Browse to the location you noted in Step 2 and click “Ok”.
Select “HP LaserJet 1012 HB” and then click “Next”. Give the printer a name, click next, accept any security warnings, etc.
Your printer is installed! So if that didn’t work, you may have to revisit step 8 and change the port. Changing the Printer Port. Hit Control-Q to launch the search charm and type in “Devices and Printers”. The HP LaserJet 1012 should be listed under printers. Right click and select “Printer properties”.
Note that this is different from the old “properties” tab that was in previous versions of Windows. Click on the “ports” tab and scroll to the DOT4XXX options.
Select a new option and save the settings. You may have to do this a few times until it locks on to the port that the HP is assigned to. If you had previously elected to have it print a test page, it’ll come flying out automatically when you find the right port.
Enjoy your old printer on your new Windows 10 machine! To be honest, I have no idea why there are streaks. I had a similar issue when printing in Windows 8 where watermarks from Microsoft Word only printed every other letter, and I assumed it was some kind of rendering issue that was incompatible with the way I implemented this solution. See for more info on that, but I don’t think I’ve had that particular issue in Windows 10.
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As an aside, mainstream support ended for Vista in 2012 and extended support ends April 11, 2017. You may want to consider upgrading before April as there likely wont be any security patches after that time. I’ve installed Windows 10 on some pretty old and slow machines with no issues, but, as with anything, your mileage may vary. Thank you Dave and Ian!!!!! The vista 64 wasn’t available anymore but, I did get the 1015 64 bit. I had to putz a bit to get it to work. For other seekers, after running the new application in downloads, I went to add a printer, followed Dave’s instructions, but had to use the “Windows update” rather than “Have disk” then found & selected the HP 1015 driver.
In next window, changed printer name to 1012. I have spent hours searching & trying to get this to work. I had gotten it to print test pages, but nothing else. It would have been a real waste for me to have to toss this like-new printer, because I print very little at home. Dave, I have a HP-1012 printer.
How do I download the Vista 32-bit driver? Last time, it was Vista 32-bit which worked for Win-7, but lets say I get another Win-7 32-bit system what then?
Why can’t HP just let well enough alone, instead of discontinuing their old drivers? Or are there any easy instructions for me to copy the necessary file(s) from my Win7 system to any new 32-bit Win-7 system I may acquire? The reason I’d look for a slow system, is because I’m electrosensitive to speedy, dual-core systems.
I feel so hopeless, given my situation. Dave thank you SO much for responding.
How long will your download-link be active? And which folder should the file be saved to when/if I’d get another Win7 system? It was even nightmarish figuring out what to do last time, because at first I had followed some instructions which hadn’t worked for me, so it dragged out forever, until finally, the Vista worked. I’d have to go back to my looong fiasco thread to try and decipher what exact steps might work. The next time around I seem to recall that it needed to be the correct combo of choices involving two drop-down menu’s at one point or another.
And so help me, if i happen to click a “yes” during some choice which should have been “no” (or vice versa). I don’t suppose you know whether there are any decent options for someone like me these days, with a 14″ or 15″ Pixel-Qi easily-dimmable type of screen, as well as 1.6ghz or lower (not dual core), and no cordless mouse, no WIFI, and no touchscreen? Even better would be a Pixel-Qi type, with E-ink option. Dave thank you SO much for responding.
How long will your download-link be active? I’ll keep this blog post up for a long time, but I don’t know if/when HP will remove the driver from their site. My recommendation would be to download the file and keep it somewhere so that you have it for future installations. And which folder should the file be saved to when/if I’d get another Win7 system? Just keep the file that you download and use the installer that way you don’t have to worry about migrating files and trying to replicate settings. I don’t suppose you know whether there are any decent options for someone like me these days No, sorry.
That’s a pretty specific configuration and I wouldn’t feel comfortable making a recommendation on that. Wow this is working. But something weird append. Whatever is text or graphic, if i have more than 1 page, the printer stop for about 7-10 seconds between each page.
For example, if i want to print a 12 text documents, the printer take 30sec to 1 minute to print the first page (the led green is blinking), after the page is printed, the green led still blinking and print the next page 7-10-15 seconds later. For 2 or 4 pages is “ok”, but withbig documents is taking sooooo much time to print, there is a very very big delay between each page. Any solution for me? Need to enable something in the printer proprety? Thanks alot. Hello Dave I was so happy to have the promise of being able to use my 1012 again.
Although I’m not talented I did follow your instructions for use with windows 10. Needless to say my computer was configured a little different in some ways but it did seem to be working out in the end, except that I get no response from the printer. I tried going through the process again, no change. The printer works and the computer reports that it’s all fine.
I’ve clicked PRINT from several different spots and got the message that it had been sent to the printer but and no response. Nothing in the printer queue. So now I’m sad again. Is there any hope?
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!! Like many others you have helped, I am extremely grateful for your instructions in getting my HP Laserjet 1012 back on the road. I am not a techie and was so frustrated when I bought my Windows 10 computer to discover my printer was not compatible. Of course, I still had a full cartridge of toner! After months of having to sneak to print a few pages at work or having to travel to the library I decided to just buy a new printer. The prices weren’t bad but something told me to try one more time to get my printer to work. Remember, I am not technically proficient, but your instructions were clear and after mucking around a bit I have achieved success.
You are a GEM! Thank you so very much!