HP Deskjet 3745 compatable driver software for windows7 32bit

When the HP support web site says "Install the Driver Using Windows Update with a USB Connection (Downloadable Driver Not Available)" it means that you should connect the printer to your computer and turn on the printer.  The "Found New Hardware" wizard should open and you should get a screen that looks like this:

Select the radio button to permit Windows to connect to Windows Update (I suggest "this time only") and click Next to complete the wizard.  After some period of time, which may be rather long, Windows should find and download the driver and the installation should proceed.

If the above doesn't work (for example, you don't get that screen), you can also install the printer as follows.

1. Do not connect the printer to the computer
2. Click Start and then Devices and Printers
3. Click "Add a printer"
4. Select "Add a local printer"
5. On the "Choose a printer port" screen, select the radio button for "Use an existing port."  You can leave the default in the drop-down list at LPT1: (Printer Port).  Click "Next."
6. On the "Install printer driver" screen, select HP in the left pane.  You can scroll through the list of printers on the right side, but you should not find the Deskjet 3745 (or Deskjet 3740 series) listed.
7. Click the "Windows Update" button (see screenshot below)
8. Wait
9. Wait more.  This will take a long time, but eventually, Windows Update will finish and the list of printers will now include "HP Deskjet 3740 Series (LiDiL)".  Select this one and click "Next."
10. Change the printer or not, as you like
11. Complete the wizard to install the printer drive
12. Connect the printer to your computer and turn it on.  Windows should detect the printer and install it using the driver you just installed.

This suggestion does NOT work. It is indeed HP's suggestion but the 3745 driver seems not supported by W7 64 bit (nor 32bit).

According to the HP website, you just need to connect your printer to your PC and let Windows 7 auto-detect/install the drivers you need via Windows Update.

You may find that the drivers installed in the above way only provide basic funtionality.

same issue,tried everything,can't finx it though!!any suggestions?

 

I know that this won't fix your problem but you should complain to HP!   The drivers for many of their printers are included in Windows 7 but when the printer fails to install correctly users just get nothing but aggravation, most of this aggravation being caused by HP's brainless decision to no longer provide the drivers on their support site!  You can get the drivers manually on the Windows update site but this runaround is completely unacceptable and if consumers don't voice their frustration and complain to HP, or until consumers finally decide to vote with their pocketbooks, then servicing HP printers will only become more aggravating!  This new policy of no longer providing drivers on their site is causing some very negative reactions and opinions from long time HP customers, especially those in business and enterprise environments!

John

reported for the same issue.