Windows 10: HP Laserjet and Win10

I have a Laserjet 1606dn printer and I am trying to successfully print on a Windows Surface running Win10 64bit. I can install the printer but when I try to print a test page it just sits in the queue and nothing happens.


I did download "HP LaserJet Pro P1100, P1560, P1600 Series Full Feature Software and Driver, v1601" but that doesn't seem to work. Also, I tried to connect the Surface to printer via USB cable and again, it installs but I can't print anything out.


If I recall there is a "legacy" driver that should be used but I can't remember where it is.

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Install HP LaserJet 4M Plus


Printer is connected to router with EtherNet cable, was able to print test page which gives IP Address of: 10.0.0.81, and did find drivers but attempting to install with any of the LaserJet 4 drivers listed below, gives the error message, "Printer Driver was not installed".

This printer has both Postscript and PCL personalities.

Thumbnail sketch of what I did:

Settings>Devices>Printers & Scanners>Add Printer and Scanner>[Clicked on the text, "the printer I want isn't listed"]>chose "Add a local printer" using existing port 10.0.0.81>did Windows Update and each of the following LaserJet drivers for this model of printer failed to install:

HP LaserJet 4 Plus
HP LaserJet 4/4M Plus PS 300
HP LaserJet 4/4M Plus PS 600
HP LaserJet 4/4M PS
HP LaserJet 4/4M PS (300 dpi)


the USB port mentioned in the 400 day old post on this topic was not a choice.

rig is an i9 7900X running at 4.5GHz w/32 GB Ram with an Asus X299 MOBA.

 

Windows 10 Driver for HP LaserJet 4


I tried this after doing a clean install of Windows 10. The list of printers that comes up does not include the Laserjet 4 plus which is the printer I am trying to connect via usb. How do I get that to come up?