On 13 Feb 2005, at 20:22, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > > This is what I found: 379 files, including: hp LaserJet 1300 > series.gz > > I presume this is the required printer driver. > > Does the fact that is a "GZip Compressed File" affect anything? No, that is as i would expect. > > So if it is "there" where it should be, why is the Printer Setup > Utility not finding it? Not sure. > > Since I am using the printer over the USB cable, is that not already > "another protocol" that in fact proves that the driver is in fact > installed? Yes you are right, that is another protocol. but what I really meant was another network protocol, like printing over IP, or Appletalk, or HP Jetdirect etc etc. -- Tarik