PCL XL Kernel Illegal Attribute Error Code HP Printer
In an organization, there are times when you need to take a printout of a downloaded file.
HP printers, of course, help you to take easy printouts but then they may display some HP Printer Error in some scenarios. While trying to print some downloaded files, you may get PCL XL error; Subsystems: Kernel, Error: Illegal Attribute issue. The error, however, doesn’t occur for every downloaded file opted for print but it does affect some of them.
Causes PCL XL Kernel Illegal Attribute Error Message HP Printer
Cause
The HP Printer PCL XL error Kernel Illegal Attribute occurs normally because of the faulted printer driver. To resolve the issue, therefore, you should remove and reinstall the drivers or try having a PCL 5 driver onto the system.
Recommended Action
Before you opt for an advanced solution for the error, you should try activating the Print as Image checkbox in the Advanced Settings option of the Adobe Reader or Acrobat print dialog box. This may lead to the slow printing process and larger spool file.
You can also try using a PostScript (PS) driver for your product.
Troubleshooting Steps HP Printer Error PCL XL Kernel Illegal Attribute
Fixing HP Printer PCL XL Error Kernel Illegal Attribute
To fix the issue, you have two stages to pass through. First is the removal of the PCL XL driver and another is the reinstallation of the same.
Stage 1: Removal of the Driver
- Unplug USB cable from the printer, if any
- Go to Control Panel/Programs and Feature
- Select all the printer entries and uninstall them
- Go to Control Panel/ Devices and Printer
- Select the entries and remove the device
- Restart your computer
- Now browse to the Start button on the desktop and type Device Manager
- Click on Device Manager on the menu and select View tab
- Choose Show Hidden Devices
- From there, check the entries under Printer. If you find any entry, right-click and select Uninstall
- Select the Delete the driver software for this device box
- Also check the entries under Printer Queue and Imaging Device to uninstall the entries present there
- Delete Unknown Devices, if any
- Close Device Manager
- Press Windows + R and type printui.exe /s and press Enter
- Go to drivers to remove entries, if any
- Again go to Run text box and type C:/programdata
- Browse to HP folder and remove related files and folders
- Clean caches and temporary files
- Restart your computer
- Run upd-ps-x64-6.0.0.18849.exe
- Connect the USB, if asked to do so
Stage 2: Install the Driver
Step 1: Download and run the driver setup
- Disconnect the USB cable from the printer, if any
- Open a new window in a new browser and go to www.hp.com/go/upd
- Click Download Software under the green header reading Free Download section
- Select your language from the drop-down list
- Select your OS
- Locate the driver option you want to download under the Driver-Universal Print Driver section
- Click Download
- Click Run
- Click Next or Unzip
- Wait till the installer extracts the files
- Click OK
- Click
- Click Yes to agree to the terms of the license agreement
- Select Dynamic Mode
- Click Install and wait for the files to be extracted to Driver store
- Click Finish when prompted
Step 2: Install the driver on a new printer using USB
- Download UPD
- Turn on the printer and wait until it is the Ready state
- Connect the USB to the printer and to the computer. Windows detects the same and installs the driver files
- The Drivers and Printers window automatically opens
- Ensure the printer is set as the default
- Print a test page
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