Hp color laserjet 2840 takes 5 minutes to print from windows 7

[pillmaker]

Hp color laserjet 2840 takes 5 minutes to print from windows 7 64 bit

[cs_steve]

I would try printing some Demo pages directly from the printer's menu. Try it several times and see if it is also slow printing a demo page or similar test page.

Assuming the printer is not slow when printing its own test pages, you can try different drivers (download from HP.com). Also, check the filesize you are printing; print a small document like text to verify that the problem is related to the size of the file being printed. (Large pictures can take a long time; although 5 minutes seems excessive.)

IF the printer is slow even when printing its own test pages, that is usually a "dying" fuser; it's a problem pretty unique to this model and a few other LaserJets where fusers are slow to heat to correct temperature.

Here's a link to fusers/maintenance kits: http://www.printertechs.com/maintkits/color28x0series.php