Problems with HP Officejet Pro L7680

I bought this machine used and immediatly had "jibberish one or two line printing" in MS Windows 7. Tried a new usb cable, hard reset, complete driver removal and reinstall, and setup reset on printer. No change in behavior. I then installed Ubuntu 13.10 operating system. Printing text..perfect. Printing photos..perfect. I have not tried the fax portion as I have no need for faxing. So IMHO the problem is ....MS Windows 7. Since this is an older Officejet Printer I don't believe Microsoft will be addressing the problem except by suggesting a new printer. HP is ditto on that.

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I would have to agree that the issue is within Microsoft Windows 7 regarding the printing issue with the Officejet L7780. Since the printer will print fine when using Ubuntu, it would appear there is an issue with the drivers and or software on Windows 7.
Have you tried using the Print and Scan Dr? This will look into the drivers, software, etc on the computer and attempt to resolve on its own. Let me know what the results are when you run it.
You could try the steps in this HP guide: Installing an Alternate Print Driver in Windows 7 for a USB Cable Connection. The L7780 does not display in the document but it will work with the Deskjet 9800 driver.
I hope this helps,
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I would have to agree that the issue is within Microsoft Windows 7 regarding the printing issue with the Officejet L7780. Since the printer will print fine when using Ubuntu, it would appear there is an issue with the drivers and or software on Windows 7.
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Problem with HP Officejet Pro 8500 printer: Ink is vanished without any prints due to cleanups.

Hello everybody,
The printer HP Officejet Pro all-in-one 8500A A910 cleans printheads every time I turn it on. printer was updated with the lastet driver but my yellow,cyan,magenta inks gets vansihed without taking any colour prints.I take only BLACK prints(less than 500) and do scans.
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I understand you have an Officejet 8500 A910 that is running the clean printhead function each time you turn it on. I will do my best to assist you with this.
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Finally, it's best to have your printer plugged directly to a wall outlet. If it's not already in one, please move it.
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Problem with HP Officejet Pro 8500 printer: cleans printheads every time it's turned on

Hello everybody,
the printer HP Officejet Pro all-in-one 8500 (A909a - product n. CB022A) cleans printheads every time I turn it on. This problem affects any HP Officejet Pro 8500 printer, it isn't a problem only of that one I purchased. It is an annoying and irritating bug because the printheads cleaning at each power on implies two bad disadvantages:
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too much time (2-3 minutes) to get the printer ready after power on.
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The servicing when the printer is turned on is normal and is required to keep the printheads healthy (not clogged). See here for information.
As for power savings, the printer will automatically go into a low power mode when not printing for some time. It is not necessary to turn the product off and on to save power.
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Re: Problem with HP Officejet Pro 8500 printer: cleans printheads every time it's turned on

I own two of these printers and they both have been cleaning printheads every time it's turned on. My old HP officejet never had these problems.
The real problem is HP s credibility . They promoted that these printers used half the ink as any other printer. Even consumerreports showed 1/2 the cost per page.
As we all know that is pure BS notwithstanding the cleaning printheads issues.
Maybe I will let Costco know that I and all owners are unhappy and see if they will refund. They still sell them .
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Welcome to the community @antpep
I understand your Officejet Pro L7680 is no longer printing in yellow for you, and I'd like to offer my suggestion that may help you!
Please click on the link below and try the steps in the guide.
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