Hi,
>> The vista driver works for Windows 7
Yes, but not for Windows 8, not for 8,1 and not for Windows 10 too. So the reason here is that HP didn't update the drivers for their devices (well 1050 is quite old, but I know that plotter is one of the hero's
). It's not Autodesk's fault that HP do not update the drivers.
The question is also:
Is your printer connected to a server and all workstations use that server?
Then there is a driver available for Windows 2008 server, maybe this can help (which operating system does the server have)
...or...
does every workstation print directly to the plotter's IP address?
One good trial is to let the workstation search for drivers in the Internet. I had devices like that without drivers for the current operating system and when connecting the device I let the installer search the www for a driver and there are cases where that worked, even when I have not found a driver at the vendor's driver site.
I now create a new virtual system and see, if the 1050 will be available for Windows 10 with that trick, let's see (but will need time).
The most secure option (but maybe with limited features) is to create a new PC3, based in built in drivers from AutoCAD, e.g. from the DesignJet 750 and let it plot to the IP address of the plotter. It might have a bit different colors, when printing large format with raster files (like aereal images in GIS) the system might think it's not enough memory there, but in most cases that will work.
In case you have a test system on Windows 10 maybe you can install from >>>that HP site<<< one time the "HP Basic Driver", if that does not work, the "HP Full Featured Driver" and see if AutoCAD can use any of that drivers and there is a plotter sending HPGL/2 or HPRTL without plotter-specific codes.
- alfred -
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