Old Printer Issue

[Guest]

This is an old issue, but I was just wondering. When will the printer drivers
for Vista issue be fixed? I am getting kind of frustrated with that. I really
use my printer and I wouldn't like to purchase a new one.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

When the printer manufacturers get them done. They are not done by
Microsoft.

 

[Guest]

how long do you think they will take?

When the printer manufacturers get them done. They are not done by
Microsoft.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I have no way of knowing. I would email tech support at the manufacturer
and ask.

 

[roman modic]

Hello!

This is an old issue, but I was just wondering. When will the printer drivers
for Vista issue be fixed? I am getting kind of frustrated with that. I really
use my printer and I wouldn't like to purchase a new one.

What model of printer?

Roman

 

[Guest]

Well, it's kind of old, it's a Lexmark Z715

Hello!



What model of printer?

Roman

 

[Chad Harris]

Every time somebody talks printers and Vista, I always believe I can make
most of them work right now. I put scanners in a different category.

1) I have noticed that how you install the driver matters--browsing to the
location of the driver folder (often full of files) matters.

2) Making sure that you get the hdw recognized--and Vista is more perceptive
and nuanced at this than XP has been first (so it's easier in Vista) is
important before installing a driver. In XP whenever I heard "printer
trouble" on a group and "16 bit subsystem error) a "false positive, I knew
that the poster had reversed these steps.

3) Going to the printer folder, right clicking that printer, and going to
the "Accessories" tab and making sure you have the "driver configured" yes
I typed "driver configured" because that's exactly what you do there
correctly is all important. This is after you get the driver in, of course
and I think that step #1 is very key to getting some drivers into Vista.

CH

 

[Guest]

HP told me that they would not have any drivers for Vista Beta versions.
They are going to wait until the final production version is out. This may
be the same for many hardware manufactures.

 

[deebs]

Scenario:

Option a
ABCDX fully participated in the most popular download in the history of
humankind

Option b
ABCDX sat on its hands and did nothing during, throughout and afterwards
in the most popular download in the history of humankind

Someone has the responsibility in this (fictional) case of ABCDX but its
parallels should be immediately obvious (eg Community? What community?
And they don't even pay for it? Uh-huh! No way baby!)