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While I’ve received a number of comments on customer support issues with particular printing devices (split pretty evenly between laser and ink-based devices)—I won’t be able to publish and respond directly to those comments related to LaserJets. However, I am keeping track of them in order to have a sense for what you’re experiencing and also bringing them to the attention of my product development organization which develops software drivers.

I recently reviewed our progress on delivering updated Vista-compatible drivers, for a list of which LaserJet devices are supported, please visit this page. While we were able to update most of the drivers for the 134 different LaserJet devices under consideration, some of these are still being developed. Fortunately, for most of the Vista-compatible LaserJet drivers still under development, the UPD 4.0 delivers a solution that can be deployed today for many printers.

Transitioning support to a new Microsoft OS is challenging for vendors and users, we are working hard to give customers a user experience in Vista which meets or exceeds that of previous operating systems. Believe it or not, the driver development for Vista is much improved over the roll to Windows XP, even though Microsoft has continuously modified Vista throughout this process. Feel free to let me know your general experience in deploying Vista and how it relates to Imaging & Printing. For technical questions about particular printers, HP Customer Service will be a more expedient choice.