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Printer on Windows ME

  • 12-08-2009 12:52pm
    #1
    blondie83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,604 ✭✭✭


    Hi there, bit of a compatibility prob someone might be able to help out with. A friend of my mums has bought a new printer (Canon PIXMA MP 260) to go with her PC. Trouble is she's running Windows ME (Millenium Edition) on the PC! Now the printer's only compatibile with Vista, XP and 2000, and despite trawling the internet I can't find any software or drivers that will make the printer backwards compatibile with ME. Does anyone have any ideas on this? I'm going to tell her she'll prob just have to upgrade her OS to XP, cos this will happen with most stuff she buys now, but thought I'd just check here first!


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  • #2
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    She won't find ME drivers for it unfortunately. Her best bet is to return the printer if possible and try locate one with Win 98/ME support. There are a few still around but getting scarce.

    Upgrading the OS on a Win ME spec machine isn't a great plan either. It'll be dog slow and chances are you won't find 2000/XP drivers for some of the devices on the pc itself.


  • #3
    ryanch09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 380 ✭✭ryanch09


    extract the win2k driver into any folder. then find the printer in the device drivers list right click on it, click update driver and locate to the driver setup information file. i think the file extension is .ini


  • #4
    blondie83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,604 ✭✭✭blondie83


    Thanks for the replys guys, happily she has decided to just buy a new PC - much needed I reckon!


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