Photosmart Premium C309 can not install on a Vista x64 laptop???

Question

Ok, here's my issue and I do hope someone can help.
I have Windows 7 on my main PC.  My network is run by a Linksys WRT610N which is a dual band wireless router.  The Printer is successfully installed on the router and prints just fine from my Windows 7 PC.
The problem is with a Dell Latitude D630 laptop running Vista x64.  I can see the printer under network properties and the HP Network Diagnostic software sees the printer as well.  Printer and laptop are connected to Wireless G under the same band.
The problem is when I go to install the driver from HP's website.  The same ones that installed fine on the WIndows 7 system.  Version 13.1.  During the install, it scans for a Wireless device yet can't find one.  It then asks for a driver (not baked into Vista, of course).  It asks for the disk but I downloaded the software from HP and don't have the disk.  There is no INI file in the 140+mb file from HP so I can't manually install the driver.
How do I get the HP software to recognize the printer from the laptop?  Even though Windows sees it??  If I go to "add printer" in Control Panel it sees it.
Help!

Answer 1

It should find a driver.  Run a Windows Update to get the latest drivers.  If that does not work.....
You can manually add the printer, however this will only provide printing function.  Scanning is done through the HP software.  Try this and maybe the software will run better.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and connected to your network. Verify that you can access the printer's internal web page by browsing to its IP address before continuing.
2. Click >> Start >> Control panel >> Printers.
3. Click the Add a printer
4. Select Local printer
5. Select Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP Port and click Next button.
6. Under Device type, select TCP/IP Device. Under Hostname or IP address, enter the printer's host name (found on the printer's network configuration report the generated above). Click Next.
If you get a message about Additional Port Information Required, then the printer was not found using the host name. You can go back and retry or using the printer's IP address instead of the host name.
7. Select Hewlett-Packard from the list of manufacturers and select and select your printer model. Click Next.
If your printer model was not listed, then select Have Disk, browse the HP CD that came with your printer and select the first file that starts with hp and ends with inf. Click Open then OK. Select your printer model. Click Next.
8. If you are asked, use the currently installed driver.
9. It will ask for the Printer name -- enter a new name or use the existing one. This will be the name of the printer that you select from other applications.
10. You may be asked to share the printer. Make a choice and click Next.
11. The Print Test Page box appears. Go ahead and print it.
12. Click Finish.
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