I'm not able to download any printer driver from the HP site. Is there an alternative or mirror site where drivers are just archived or cached?
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You'd think that a multi-billion dollar corporation like HP would have reliable update servers. Unfortunately, that is not the case. HP has the absolute worst update architecture of any manufacturer on the planet.
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I'm trying to download a simple printer driver, and it's giving me 942 BYTES/sec.. that's right, 0.9 KILO bytes.. unbelievable! Jan 10, 2015 at 2:14
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+1 - Support page wont work in chrome, only sometimes works in firefox (I refuse to use IE). Downloads from a single ftp server - no mirrors, and large downloads fail most of the time. Especially annoying to get laptop graphics drivers because HP also used customization which mean you can not use generic drivers from AMD/Nvidia Feb 13, 2015 at 0:53
I've been using www.driverguide.com since the late 90's. There's a lot of fluff on there, but a lot of useful content too.
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No, it belongs here just as much as SU. As an admin I run into this problem constantly, especially with HP. Aug 18, 2009 at 22:08
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haha I realise I'm doing the thing I hate the most, which is when people vote for something to go to SU just because it says "printer" instead of "networked printer". Point taken, I'll edit my statement. Aug 18, 2009 at 22:41
sTILL NO LINK TO AN alternate HP DRIVER Downloads. I did however find the link below for a paid for service which will keep All your drivers updated but costs a small fortune :( http://www.tweakbit.com/land/driver-updater/support/?content=ppcduprinter&build=ppc1&exit=false&instructions=1&kw=HP&gclid=CjwKEAjw6_q5BRCOp-Hj-IfHwncSJABMtDaifGXoKEA11nPADYxRvap_M8Bho5hLXqdII7sE9PusDBoCnwrw_wcB
I discovered that HP support sites for other locales may sometimes work when the US site is down. https://www.support.hp.com/za-en/drivers
pkgutil --expand-full HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg HPFolder
to extract another .pkg file that was browsable (right click + show package contents). Files in the "Payload" folder can be placed in the folders of the same name on the system and the driver will then be "manually" installed. HP Deskjet F2140 (F2100 all-in-one series) now prints. F* HP and planned obsolescence.