Windows 11 can't install HP LaserJet P1102W Windows 10 driver

Same problem to install and setup this printer hp p1102w BUT I did get it to work finally...

HP website is hard to use and does not seem to work. Here's the page for drivers for win 10: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-laserjet-pro-p1102-printer-series/4110394/model/4110306

As noted above this is the main driver link? https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software13/COL32431/bi-80329-12/hp_LJP1100_P1560_P1600_Full_Solution-v20180815-50157037_1.exe

But I could not get it to work...

There is also a utility called HP Print & Scan doctor so I tried that. Again I could not download from HP but if you google it you can find other download sites.

It took a while to install and then to find my printer on the network but after several tries it did find it and INSTALL it successfully. I just printed on it so I can verify that it works!

So YES it is possible to get this printer working in Windows 11. Neither HP nor Microsoft seem to want to help you to do this, but it can be done!

You may read elsewhere that this printer is "not" compatible: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/i-cant-install-driver-for-hp-lj-p1102-in-windows/5713dd89-9066-4a70-8af5-0ebbef8d4840

Whatever that means... but it is possible to use the printer using (I presume) the win 10 drivers.

Don't listen to HP or MS telling you it is not possible, because it is. Good luck!

Good for you but your device a little different you've got the 1102w

There's this gem, HP Laserjet P1102 installation wizard I've been using for years now. This works without prior installation from the HP software website. Uninstall the printer if already installed.

I stumbled upon this years back after days of frustration trying to install the HP printer software /drivers to my windows 10 PC. I have just installed the same old printer (P1102) to a windows 11 PC and it works. It works as well for P1102w, simply select the printer desired during installation.

Simply copy the link below, open START, paste to SEARCH, enter and follow prompts, ...boom!

C:\LJP1100_P1560_P1600_Full_Solution\HpSetup.exe Shlomi

Credit to the genius who uploaded this years ago.

My story with HP Laserjet P1102 and Windows 11 was concluded this way: I've realized that Windows doesn't consider my printer as a printer, but thinks instead that it works best as a flash drive, then after some tinkering (HP tools couldn't find the printer, drivers didn't work), I've found that with a printer connected via usb and swithced off it really works as a flash drive and contains an installation program. After installing it printer was able to print.

I had the same issue on my HP LJ P1002, so combined some old experience with new input, and this is somethings that will get it to work.

1. Download the last official driver for Windows 10, and start the installer. It will unpack the drivers C:\LJP1100_P1560_P1600_Full_Solution, detect the printer, and finally fail during instalation. At this point, leave the printer connected via USB and turned on.
2. Navigate to C:\LJP1100_P1560_P1600_Full_Solution\UTIL\ and run application SIUtility64.exe, and disable the SmartInstall feature on this device. It will simply stop presenting the printer as a USB flash drive with SmartInstall feature, and leave it in a "normal USB printer mode".
3. You can now try to turn off and turn printer back on, to verify if the SmartInstall is disabled.
4. Go to Windows "Printers & Scanners settings", click "Add device", wait till if fails, and choose Add manually
5. Select Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings. Select existing USB port, select Have disk and navigate to the C:\LJP1100_P1560_P1600_Full_Solution to search for driver, select your printer and Install it.

This worked without issues.

Hopefully it will help others as well.

Regards.