OLDER PRINTER WITH FLOPPY DISKS

HAVE HEWLETT PACKARD DESKJET PROFESSIONAL SERIES
MODEL C4568A
I JUST GOT A NEW COMPUTER DELL WINDOWS 7 64 BIT
I NEED TO GET THIS PRINTER ON THIS COMPUTER
I WENT TO STAPLES AND THEY PUT 5 FLOPPYS ONTO A CD FOR ME BUT IT DOES NOT WORK
I CALLED STAPLES AND HE SAID IT MIGHT NOT ON A 64 BIT
AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM TO DO THAT
THANKS
SANDY

For the Deskjet 820c you will need a patch to use the driver on a 64 bit system.  After installing the driver (available through Windows Update) install the patch available here  before attempting to print.
The Deskjet 820c does not support USB connections, you will need a USB-parallel adapter that will work in Windows 7.  The posts flagged here have converter models users here have reported working in Windows 7 x64.
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