JSI Tip 6896. The HP LaserJet 4si prints an additional page from Windows 2000 or Windows XP?

When you print a document to a HP LaserJet 4si printer from Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP, more pages print than if you printed from Windows NT 4.0?

This behavior occurs when you use A4 paper, because the top margin is 7mm lower than when you print from Windows NT 4.0.

To workaround this behavior, install the HP LaserJet 4si printer driver from the \Printers\NT4\I386 folder on the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM.

Install The Windows NT 4.0 Printer Driver on a Windows XP Computer

1. Press Start / Control Panel / Printers and Other Hardware / Printers and Faxes.
2. Press Add a Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard, and press Next.
3. Press Local printer attached to this computer, clear the Automatically detect and install check box, and press Next.
4. In the Use the following port box, select the printer port to be used. For example, select LPT1: (Recommended Printer Port).
5. Press Next and press Have Disk.
6. In the Copy manufacturer's files from box, type Path\Printers\NT4\I386, where Path is the path of your Windows NT 4.0 CD.
7. Press Next, and press the HPLJ6.inf file.
   
   Note You can press any of the HP .inf files, and this procedure still works.
8. Press Open and  OK.
9. In the Manufacturers list, press HP, and then in the Printers list, press HP LaserJet 4Si. Press Next and then follow the instructions on your screen to complete the wizard.
   
   Note You may receive the following error message:
   
   The software you are installing for this hardware:
   
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   Has not passed Windows Logo testing
   If this message appears, press Continue Anyway to continue with the installation.

Install The Windows NT 4.0 Printer Driver on a Windows 2000-Based Computer

1. Press Start / Settings / Printers.
2. Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard and press Next.
3. Press Local printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my plug and play printer check box, and press Next.
4. In the Use the following port box, select the printer port to be used. For example, select LPT1: Printer Port.
5. Press Next, and press Have Disk.
6. In the Copy manufacturer's files from box, type Path\Printers\NT4\I386, where Path is the path of your Windows NT 4.0 CD.
7. Press Next and press the HPLJ6.inf file.
   
   Note You can press any of the HP .inf files, and this procedure still works.
8. Press Open and press OK.
9. In the Manufacturers list, press HP, in the Printers list, press HP LaserJet 4Si, press Next, and follow the instructions on your screen to complete the wizard.
   
   Note You may receive the following error message:
   
   The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested.
   
   The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows.
   
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   If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software, visit the Windows Update Web site at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to see if one is available.
   
   Do you want to continue the installation?
   If this message appears, press Yes to continue with the installation.