Upgrading to Windows 8.1 and Laserjet 1200 becomes an unknown device

Here at work we still have some "old" printers working locally on some laptops.
Recently we performed an upgrade of all our 8.0 devices to 8.1.
After the upgrade none of the HP Laserjet 1200 printers is functioning.
In the device and printers pane the printer is marked as unkonw, drivers can't be found while using te troubleshooter.
When i search on the hp website, it is suggested to use HP Universal Drivers PCL6 or PS6. I downloaded them both, installed each one after the other followed up with a test. None of the drivers worked. When the installer suggests to connect the printer through USB (normaly it would open a plug&play wizard) nothing happens.
I removed the installations and followed the instruction of someone who claimed to have a working Laserjet1200 on a Win8.1 installation. He suggested to install te DOT4 drivers first, I took the driver from this (http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=fp_109468_2&swEnvOid=4158) page. On that page it's said that the installation is compatible with an 8.1 installation, but when i try to run the .msi a pop-up warns me that it's only win8.0 supported.
So is there anyone who has a working Laserjet 1200 printer through USB on a Windows 8.1 installation?
And how did you realise that?
Thanks in advance,
M.

Hi m0n0cl3,
I looked for the driver for your printer with Windows 8.1 using a USB connection and found this:
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=58928&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4158
It looks like Windows 8.1 should be compatible with your printer. Let me know if this solves your problem.
Thanks,
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