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is it possible to install a printer driver from the SL install DVD without doing a comlete system reinstall?

thanx. i reinstalle with that linked package but it didn't work. when i try to print iam told no printer is installed and when i select my printer i am asked to go on the web to get a driver.
when i open the utility program that came with the printer, i can print a test page. but some of the functions of that utility pfrogram also give me a no driver error message.

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Has anyone had any luck installing by this venue?
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Okay, FINally.
I did it. Here are my super-idiosyncratic results. They go against just about all the expectations i had from reading recent posts... so I hope it makes for interesting reading!
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Product Name      :
Company           :
File Version      :
Processor         : x64
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Own 4 HP G7 Windows 7 system
one computer was showing the fan was overheating and requested to be turned off soon
turned it off
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Need the data for my son's college work stored.
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Hi @TonyBlair1 ,
Thank you for your inquiry, I will do my best to assist you!
Please remember when posting to include your exact model of G7 you have.
How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number?
I grasp that you have 4, G7 notebooks running Windows 7. Computer A had a overheating issue and you removed the hard drive and swapped it with computer B.
Neither computer would boot properly.
So you ran a backup from A which is in computer B from safe mode.
You took unit A in and had it repaired.
You replaced drive A into computer A and drive B back in computer B.
B worked normally.
Now Drive A Computer A
The tech advised you that you need to reinstall Windows to boot but it would not affect your files. You attempted to use your DVDs to do a restore but on 2nd DVD you get an error no hard drive found.
First I would like to clarify, did you do a Microsoft backup and restore or did you do a HP recovery and backup?
As you did stated you used HP software I am providng links on recovery.
Using System Recovery, Factory Reset and Minimized Image Recovery Options
Performing an HP System Recovery (Windows 7)
Troubleshooting HP System Recovery Problems (Windows 7)
Restoring Files that were Backed Up Using HP Recovery Manager (Windows 7)
I hope this helps.
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Hi,
The dvd is the same brand as the windows pc but i have already had windows on my mac using the same recovery dvd.
as i stated before. I installed windows (thinking i was doing it in boot camp) and it wiped the mac os (so it was a mac laptop running vista only) i had windows working fine (not for long as i didnt want just windows)
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