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January 11, 2023

Print photos from Windows98 to HP8025 Laser resolution problem

I am trying to print out photos from an old Windows98 computer (Dell Inspiron 2400) to a brand new HP8025e Laser printer. Our store has been operating a photo booth on this computer so I don't think I can port it to a newer version of Windows.

We had been using an old HP2200 Business Jet which did the job and had native support under W98, but that finally broke and could not obtain another.

Three questions:

"Properties" under W98 only offers 300dpi, I need better resolution
I did set the printer console to 'photo paper', but when I print the photo on photo paper, it just comes out very overdone and smeary, as if it's using 10 times too much ink. W98 properties doesn't offer a 'photo paper' option
The photos printed somewhat smaller on the old HP (maybe 2 1/2" by 2") whereas they print larger (maybe 4 x 3) on the new 8025, and I need them smaller so all 4 fit in a line on a 3 1/2 x 11 strip of photo paper.

I don't know if this is insoluble (HP support just told me there was no support for W98) but I thought I'd give it a try.

November 5, 2022

What printers supported by Windows98

I am running a photo booth application on an old Dell Dimension 2400 PC with Windows 98 SE.

We were using an HP2200 Business Jet printer but that seems to have failed and I cannot find another on the web.

Any new printer we install has to be already supported by existing drivers in W98 because a) we aren't networked; and b) our only external drive, a CD RW, doesn't work, so I have no way to put a new driver on the machine.

a) Is there a list somewhere of what printers w98 has built-in support for? I could exhaustively punch up each manufacturer in the 'Add Printer' dialog and then scribble down each model there, but a list would be much better.

b) We were using the above HP2200 (inkjet) printer to print the photos on glossy paper, but would a Laserjet work just as well? It seems easier to find old HP2200 Laserjets than Business/Ink jets.

c) Does anyone have any other suggestions for what printers already supported by Windows98 would print a decent (color, obviously) photo?

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