HP Photosmart 245 Compact Photo Printer
Windows XP
1.0 (26-Nov-2003)
HP Photosmart 245 Compact Photo Printer
The printer driver software included with your printer contains an application that occasionally attempts to access the Internet if you are connected. Attempts by the application to access the Internet will NOT result in the access sharing or capture of any personal information by Hewlett-Packard.
This situation does not impact the usability of your printer in any way. However, if you have personal firewall software, you may experience alert messages that the printer software is attempting to access the Internet. To avoid seeing these messages in the future, simply choose to block all future attempts using your firewall software. If you do not have personal firewall software, attempts by the application to access the In
siva (DG Staff Member) on 22-Jun-2005
To get the HP Photosmart 245 Compact Photo Printer 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 HP Photosmart 245 Compact Photo Printer 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 HP 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 HP website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
After you get your new driver, you need to put it on your computer. On Windows, there's a tool called Device Manager that helps with this. It shows you all the parts of your computer and the drivers they use. To finish setting up the new driver, you'll probably need to turn your computer off and on again.
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