Stop printing unwanted copies

[Amoranemix2]

Printing from Foxit Reader using Generic / Text only prints a blank page once.
Printing from IntelliJ using Generic / Text only prints a blank page once.

So, printing from
Notepad : good
LibreOffice : bad
OpenOffice : bad
Foxit Reader : bad
IntelliJ : bad

The Generic / Text only printer doesn’t try to print extra pages.

[PeterOz]

Let’s try this

https://123.hp.com/us/en/devices/other-printers

[PeterOz]

Try the above
if it still prints multi pages try a clean boot.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd#ID0EBBD=Windows_10

Then test with the above

[Amoranemix2]

I have installed HP Smart already, but apparently it can be run from the Microsoft Store without installing. Maybe that way it will work.
Online HP Smart fails to find the printer automatically.
It also fails to find the printer with the IP address.

I restart the PC.
The online HP Smart still fails.
The installed HP Smart can’t find the printer either.

I do a clean boot.
The installed HP Smart still can’t find the printer. I didn’t try the online one.
I reboot normally.

[Bruce]

apologies if this has already been suggested and tried (I’m not going to skim read 50 posts when it’s just as fast to re-suggest) but at this stage have you tried taking the printer to another PC and using the driver from the HP website for it, here; https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers...model/30334720

expand the Drivers section, then the Basic Drivers section under that to see the driver.

I’m just thinking that the current PC is a wasteland of different drivers now and perhaps nothing will work until the rig is nuked from space!
(just my thoughts)

[PeterOz]

perhaps nothing will work until the rig is nuked from space!

About all that is left

[Amoranemix2]

@Bruce :
What do you mean with “taking the printer to another PC”? The printer works from a Mac. It also worked on this PC before Windows was reinstalled. I have an old Windows 7 PC that requires 25 minutes to boot from which I could try to print. It also works on this PC via USB.

The HP Neverstop Laser MFT 1200n is a different printer. Mine is a HP LaserJet 1022n.

[PeterOz]

It also works on this PC via USB.

It all works ok via usb?

[Bruce]

I meant physically taking the HP to another PC to verify the printer is fine.
and it seems to be, although another Windows PC would be a better test, as the Mac would have it’s own driver version.

if you get the printer working on another PC it hasn’t been connected to before, using the HP driver, then you could reasonably expect that same setup to work on a PC that has had Windows freshly reinstalled.

[PeterOz]

one thing we have not checked
Open the cmd prompt and either type or copy and paste

what is in Blue. What is in Red is what you do e.g Enter (Press the Enter key)

Either type or copy and paste what is in [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Blue. What is in Red is what you do e.g [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Enter (Press the Enter key)

[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ipconfig /all >“%userprofile%\desktop\ipconfig.txt” [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Enter

This should put a text file on your desktop. Please attach the file in your reply.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]

[Amoranemix2]

PeterOz: “It all works ok via usb? “

I don’t know. It worked, but I have not extensively tested. See posts 4 and 37.

The printer has worked on the Windows 7 PC as a network printer. How would connecting it physically to the Windows 7 PC add information ?

There is also an isolated Windows 7 PC to which the printer could be connected. The driver would have to be brought there by other means than downloading.

I typed in the command prompt
ipconfig /all >“C:\users\Knarf\desktop\icponfig.txt”
The result is attached.

[PeterOz]

I am running out of ideas
Can you look for this update and if you have it uninstall it.
[HEADING=2]KB5006670[/HEADING]

[Amoranemix2]

I have looked for it in ‘Geïnstalleerde updates’ (Installed updates) and it is not listed.

I don’t print much via this computer, so it is not a big problem.

[PeterOz]

reinstall windows an option?

[Amoranemix2]

Reinstalling seems to be a bad option.

First, this issue is not worth the trouble. I would prefer to buy a new printer.
Second, I already reinstalled Windows in march. See [URL unfurl="true"]https://pchelpforum.net/t/cannot-install-windows-10-from-dvd-or-usb-stick.73833/[/URL]
The printer troubles appeared on a clean install. On the previous install on this PC it worked normally.