LaserJet 4200 won't collate in Windows 7 32 bit

Question

Love my sturdy LaserJet 4200.  But now that the computer is upgraded to Windows 7 32 bit, we can't get it to collate.  Many computer savvy people have worked on it and no one can solve it, and unfortunately this is a pretty important issue to us.  It looks like other people in this forum have collating issues and no one seems to have been able to come up with a solution.
Do we need a driver update?  I don't think so, but...  I have seen the recommended steps for using Windows Update to get a driver.  There are many for 4200 but they all seem to have a date of 2006 (pre-Windows 7).  I am currently using driver HP LaserJet 4200/4300 PCL6.
Are there any other suggestions?  Or is this just a bug we have to cope with/consider getting a new printer?  Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

I had the same problem with a LJ 4200 installed on Windows 8.1.
I downloaded the Universal Print Driver for PCL5 from HP at: http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=84030&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4132.
Download the PCL5 driver (not the PCL6) and save the file to a folder where you can find it quickly.
Then:
1) Turn your printer ON (make sure it is connected to the PC) and open Control Panel in Windows;
2) Click on "Add Printer"
3) When the Add Printer window opens - do nothing until the search completes - then DO NOT select any of the printers in the "Select a Printer" box - instead, click on the prompt at the bottom of the window that says "The printer that I wanted isn't listed" - this will open a window titled "Find a Printer by other Options" - Select the last option at the bottom of this  window titled "Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings" and then hit NEXT.
4) A new window opens titled "Choose a Printer Port" - select the port where you printer is connected and hit NEXT.
5) A new window opens titled "Install the Print Driver" - DO NOT chose any of the printers  listed, instead click on the HAVE DISK button.
6)  An "Install From Disk" window will open - at the bottom if this window where it says: "Copy Manufacturer's files from" click on BROWSE - then navigate to the folder where you save the PCL5 Driver you downloaded and click on the file name - it should highlight a file in the "File Name:" box at the bottom of the window - mine was named:  hpbuio120l.inf  (if not just open the folder and select the driver named: hpbuio120l.inf)
7) After you select the driver file in the step above, hit OPEN - the INSTALL FROM DISK window will open - Click on OK and the driver will install the new Printer.
Once the new printer is installed - go to Control Panel, open Devices and Printers, right click on the new Printer (make sure it is Set As Default) then from the same Right Click Menu select "Printer Properties" and scroll down to "Mopier Mode" and make sure it is disabled.
You should now be able to print collated copies from the LJ 4200 without any problem whatsoever.  Good luck.