| Subject: Lexmark E312 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan |
| Date: 6/30/2008 1:43:36 PM |
| From: "Howard Kaikow" [Email Address Protection] |
I've got a Lexmark E312 connected to a Windows desktop and set up for print sharing. However, a Vista notebook cannot use that printer because there are no Vista compatible drivers on the Win 2000 system. Is there a workaround? |
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| Subject: Re: Lexmark E312 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan |
| Date: 6/30/2008 4:59:17 PM |
| From: "Alan Morris [MSFT]" [Email Address Protection] |
Ask a neighbor for the XP installation CD if you do not have one. Use Have Disk to install the driver on Win2k, Vista, or both (x86 only unless the neighbor has X64 Pro). the E312 driver is available for XP. . Will the Vista E320 driver work? Create a local printer rather than a connection. Create a Local Port in the format \\xpmachine\printsharename, select the Lexmark 320 driver. If the notebook is 64bit you will need to use the Local Port method to connect using SMB rather than RPC where the drivers names must match -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@standards.com> wrote in message news:ex6wQHv2IHA.2524@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > I've got a Lexmark E312 connected to a Windows desktop and set up for > sharing. > However, a Vista notebook cannot use that printer because there are no > Vista > compatible drivers on the Win 2000 system. > > Is there a workaround? > > |
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| Subject: Re: Lexmark E312 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan |
| Date: 7/1/2008 4:29:32 AM |
| From: "Howard Kaikow" [Email Address Protection] |
"Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23nCjR1w2IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > > Ask a neighbor for the XP installation CD if you do not have one. Use Have > Disk to install the driver on Win2k, Vista, or both (x86 only unless the > neighbor has X64 Pro). > > the E312 driver is available for XP. . I do not understand. The win 2000 system already has a driver for the E312. The issue is that there is no Vista driver for the E312 on the Win 2000 system. > Will the Vista E320 driver work? Do not know. > Create a local printer rather than a connection. Create a Local Port in the > format \\xpmachine\printsharename, select the Lexmark 320 driver. I thought that Vista had a driver for the E312. Could I do: \\MyNotebook\PrinterShareName Then select the E312 driver on the Vista system. Of course, I would have to findout how to setup a local port inVista. > If the notebook is 64bit you will need to use the Local Port method to > connect using SMB rather than RPC where the drivers names must match The notebook is 64-bit. |
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| Subject: Re: Lexmark E312 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan |
| Date: 7/1/2008 10:48:50 AM |
| From: "Alan Morris [MSFT]" [Email Address Protection] |
Win2k does not recognize 64 bit print drivers, you cannot install 64bit print drivers on that OS. Local Port to the Win2k shared printer will be the solution. I did not see the E312 in the driver list for Vista. Keep the printer attached to the Win2k machine. Win2k tries to read the OS architecture if you connect to x64 and will complain. It will print but some of the UI will not work. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@standards.com> wrote in message news:%23aZ5S222IHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:%23nCjR1w2IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> >> Ask a neighbor for the XP installation CD if you do not have one. Use > Have >> Disk to install the driver on Win2k, Vista, or both (x86 only unless the >> neighbor has X64 Pro). >> >> the E312 driver is available for XP. . > > I do not understand. > The win 2000 system already has a driver for the E312. > > The issue is that there is no Vista driver for the E312 on the Win 2000 > system. > >> Will the Vista E320 driver work? > > Do not know. > >> Create a local printer rather than a connection. Create a Local Port in > the >> format \\xpmachine\printsharename, select the Lexmark 320 driver. > > I thought that Vista had a driver for the E312. > > Could I do: > > \\MyNotebook\PrinterShareName > > Then select the E312 driver on the Vista system. > Of course, I would have to findout how to setup a local port inVista. > >> If the notebook is 64bit you will need to use the Local Port method to >> connect using SMB rather than RPC where the drivers names must match > > The notebook is 64-bit. > > |
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