im setting up a label printer and the HP download page offers a huge full software package plus a smaller basic Photosmart C4380 All-in-One Printer Series Driver. I only need ink level alerts. is there a reason to instlal the full suite, or does teh basic driver cover everything? ive had printer software slow down PCs before, so Im wary of installing more than I need. curious what youd pick.
it works on my machine™
The built-in driver shows most settings, but not all of them.
make a backup before u touch the default config, learned that the hard way
oof firmware updates are a good reason to keep the vendors utility around, or at least check the support page occasionally. Some update via the printers own web interface. fingers crossed 🤞
printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence
lol same thing happened to me for offices, the basic driver plus a standard TCP/IP port is usually teh most stable setup. Fewer moving parts, fewer surprises. hope that helps :)
@kofi_heap holy cow installed the full suite but disabled the startup items. Best of both worlds. thank u thank u thank u
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