Windows 10: Error when trying to install printer with driver from Windows Update - error code...

Hello, I have an older HP LaserJet 4000 printer with JetDirect interface card. I've successfully used this printer through the years with Windows XP, 7, 8.1, and 10. I just had to re-install windows on my desktop PC and installed Windows 10 1803. I cannot get the printer to install. When I go through the process, I select "Windows Update" for the driver, then select the HP Laserjet 4000 PCL 5 driver. It then begins the install, gives me an elevation prompt asking if I want to install the driver. I select yes, then it errors out about 5 seconds later say "Printer was not installed".


I looked in the event viewer and find this error:


Source: PrintService EventID: 215 Task Category: Installing a printer driver


Installing printer driver - failed, error code 0x80240022, HRESULT 0x80240022


OpCode: Spooler Operation Failed



I want to stress that this is not a 3rd party driver, but the actual Microsoft Driver off of Windows update. This worked a year ago on an older version of Win 10 (can't remember which at the moment)


What is my next step?

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The error is definitely a problem with the 64/32 bit drivers conflicting, it is a real pain in the ass especially with Lexmark printers. With HP printers, you can just use a net use command to map the network printer to the LPT1 port and then install the printer as a local printer. However, Lexmark usually doesn't allow this with their printers, the drivers are coded in a way that won't allow them to be installed on an LPT port if the printer is supposed to be USB.

You can try removing the lexmark driver from the XP additional driver section, then try connecting to the printer again. It should ask you for the proper driver. You should be able to extract the lexmark driver somewhere on the 64-bit machine, and point to that location when asked. Also, if this is successful, you will probably have to go into both the XP and the Win7 machine's printer properties, go to the advanced tab, and change the print processor to WinPrint with datatype being RAW.