Brother HL5050 Driver Download

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The HL5050 is a printer manufactured by Brother. This update fixes issues with bad print quality, printer unresponsive or won't print, slow printing and program crashes while printing. This version of "RPCX.zip" is rated (5 out of 5 stars) based on 472 downloads and 14 reviews. Visitors have successfully installed this driver on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 384.8 KB.

14 Ratings
472 Downloads

Supported Models

HL5050

Manufacturers

Brother

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1

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Additional Notes

This is the remote printer setup utility for programming the on-board memory of a Brother HL1050/1250/1450/5050 & pretty well most other Brothers in this series.

It's a DOS based product contained on most of the Brother installation disks. It will also not work under any NTFS operating system ie Windows XP, Windows 2000 etc (unless they were configured FAT32) so unless you're using Windows ME or less, you will probably need to create a DOS boot disk and boot your PC in DOS.

This was how we did this:

1. Install the package (RPCSETUP.EXE)

2. make a DOS boot disk (ie Right Click Floppy Disk Drive & create MS-DOS startup disk)

3. Copy the contents of C:\RPCX to the floppy.

4. Reboot using your DOS disk

5. Now run RPCX and follow the on-screen instructions.<

Uploaded By

Martin Short (DG Member) on 26-Jan-2004

Driver Contents File List

The following files are found inside the driver download file.

Name Size Date
RPCX/RESOURCE.INF 500 bytes 27 Apr 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_E.DAT 985 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCINS_F.TXT 8.4 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCINS_E.TXT 6.7 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_N.EX_ 37.1 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCINS_D.TXT 6.8 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCINS_N.TXT 7.1 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCEXE.EX_ 94.0 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCVER.DAT 6 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_E.EX_ 37.2 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_D.EX_ 37.2 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCINS_G.TXT 7.5 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_N.DAT 985 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_G.DAT 985 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_F.DAT 985 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_G.EX_ 39.5 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_F.EX_ 39.5 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_D.DAT 985 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_S.EX_ 37.6 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCDAT_S.DAT 985 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCEXE.DAT 754 bytes 15 Jun 1999
RPCX/RPCINS_S.TXT 7.1 KB 15 Jun 1999
RPCSETUP.EXE 47.4 KB 19 Feb 1996

How to Update HL5050 Device Drivers Quickly & Easily

Step 1 - Download Your Driver

To get the HL5050 driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.

If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter Brother HL5050 into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.

Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Brother Driver Update Utility. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.

To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the Brother website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.

Step 2 - Install Your Driver

Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.

How to Open Device Manager

  • In Windows 11, Windows 10 & Windows 8.1, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager

  • In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose "All Apps" -> swipe or scroll right and choose "Control Panel" (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager

  • In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager

  • In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager

  • In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button

How to Install a driver from Device Manager

  1. Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

  2. Select the Driver tab.

  3. Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.

In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.

Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.

For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.

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