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2 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Umm, don't know if this will work, but what if you try connecting the printer to the PC with USB and let it install the drivers, and then connect it to the airport express?  don't know if it'll work, but might be worth a shot.

 

nah you have to select them within the set up softwhear it gives you a list of some printers however mine isn't there however i got it working by choosing a random one off the list and it prints colour and b&w fine lol crisis avoided back to doing my work i guess :(  

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hi guys okay so i have a super old printer (i know i really should just go a new one and it would solve this whole problem) its a hp photosmart 2610 and im trying to connect to it via a usb plugged into a apple air port express it is detected on my computer i can set it up the only issue is drivers as hp only supplies some bullshit .exe bundle of bloatware with the driver hidden somwhere in there i cant seem to find a .inf file anyhwere even an old legacy one can anyone help me i really need to use this printer over the next few days cheers in advance.

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1 hour ago, peej said:

hi guys okay so i have a super old printer (i know i really should just go a new one and it would solve this whole problem) its a hp photosmart 2610 and im trying to connect to it via a usb plugged into a apple air port express it is detected on my computer i can set it up the only issue is drivers as hp only supplies some bullshit .exe bundle of bloatware with the driver hidden somwhere in there i cant seem to find a .inf file anyhwere even an old legacy one can anyone help me i really need to use this printer over the next few days cheers in advance.

Umm, don't know if this will work, but what if you try connecting the printer to the PC with USB and let it install the drivers, and then connect it to the airport express?  don't know if it'll work, but might be worth a shot.

 

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  • Lenovo G50 - 8Gb RAM - Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SSD - DVD writer
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2 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Umm, don't know if this will work, but what if you try connecting the printer to the PC with USB and let it install the drivers, and then connect it to the airport express?  don't know if it'll work, but might be worth a shot.

 

nah you have to select them within the set up softwhear it gives you a list of some printers however mine isn't there however i got it working by choosing a random one off the list and it prints colour and b&w fine lol crisis avoided back to doing my work i guess :(  

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1 hour ago, peej said:

nah you have to select them within the set up softwhear it gives you a list of some printers however mine isn't there however i got it working by choosing a random one off the list and it prints colour and b&w fine lol crisis avoided back to doing my work i guess :(  

Cool, glad you got it working anyway :)

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  • PCs:- 
  • Main PC build  https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/2K6Q7X
  • ASUS x53e  - i7 2670QM / Sony BD writer x8 / Win 10, Elemetary OS, Ubuntu/ Samsung 830 SSD
  • Lenovo G50 - 8Gb RAM - Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SSD - DVD writer
  •  
  • Displays:-
  • Philips 55 OLED 754 model
  • Panasonic 55" 4k TV
  • LG 29" Ultrawide
  • Philips 24" 1080p monitor as backup
  •  
  • Storage/NAS/Servers:-
  • ESXI/test build  https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4wyR9G
  • Main Server https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3Qftyk
  • Backup server - HP Proliant Gen 8 4 bay NAS running FreeNAS ZFS striped 3x3TiB WD reds
  • HP ProLiant G6 Server SE316M1 Twin Hex Core Intel Xeon E5645 2.40GHz 48GB RAM
  •  
  • Gaming/Tablets etc:-
  • Xbox One S 500GB + 2TB HDD
  • PS4
  • Nvidia Shield TV
  • Xiaomi/Pocafone F2 pro 8GB/256GB
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

 

  • Unused Hardware currently :-
  • 4670K MSI mobo 16GB ram
  • i7 6700K  b250 mobo
  • Zotac GTX 1060 6GB Amp! edition
  • Zotac GTX 1050 mini

 

 

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