HP all in one driver issue

I am installing a printer over a network...Basically my question is can a bad driver cause a printer to print poorly....i.e looks as if there is bad ink cartridges but I know they are good, (swapped w/ another machine). When I say poorly printing it almost looks like there is something preventing the ink from touching the paper every few lines, and I am wonder if that driver can cause that. I figured once the machine is being communicated with that would automatically rule out the driver, no? any help would be great....thankz

 

brand new.....self test prints fine..like new....so I guess drivers...strange..