June 20th, 2009
Duplex Printing on HP 2605dn in Windows 7
I made the swtich from XP to Windows 7 because I was really impressed with the stability and new features in the OS. The only issue I ran into was that duplexing was not working with my HP2605dn Color Laser printer. I stumbled upon Phillip Blanton’s solution which thankfully saved the day.
To enable Duplexing
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Use the HP Color LaserJet 2605/2605dn/2605dtn PS driver that comes with Vista.
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Right click on the printer and select “Properties” from the context menu.
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Select the Device Settings tab.
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Scroll down to the Installable Options section and click the setting next to Duplex Unit (for 2-Sided Printing) to switch it from
Not Installed to Installed. -
Also in the Installed Options change the following Hard Drive options…
Change “Printer Hard Disk” from Installed to Not Installed
Change “Job Storage” from Enabled to Disabled.
Save the changes and the next time you print, the duplexing option will be available and you will still be able to print in color.
