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Answer» Help. I've googled until I was blue but can't find any info. I'm trying to install a printer a friend gave me WITHOUT the CD or manuals.I've been able to find the driver for XP, loaded this on a floppy but still no luck. Can this be done?Your joking right ? Get the name brand of printer, model number, (say its a HP INKJET) Go to their website, go to product support or downloads, lookup your model number, "double check always b4 downloading", click on the driver support for that model and download the drivers, bingo. Make sure its a safe site and turn off all your virus programs b4 downloading the drivers for your printer....hope that helps/works.... A correct printer driver will take more than 1 floppy. I wonder what kind of printer? Maybe the original poster will think it's important enough to tell us.... Quote turn off all your virus programs b4 downloading the drivers No. On NO ACCOUNT should you do this. If the download doesn't include an installation program, to add the printer, use the add printer wizard and point it at the folder where the drivers are now located.Quote Quote turn off all your virus programs b4 downloading the drivers No. On NO ACCOUNT should you do this. If the download doesn't include an installation program, to add the printer, use the add printer wizard and point it at the folder where the drivers are now located. MY BAD sorry Sorry, it's a Lexmark WinWriter 150c. I've found the driver and downloaded it but it states that it's only for Windows 95. Does that mean that it won't work on XP?Try this: http://www.driverguide.com Tons of drivers for everything... BTW, you have to register first before downloading... And be specific on the SEARCH query...Well, now that we finally know what it is... From the Lexmark site it appears that Windows 95 is the last official operating system supported for it. As it obviously is that old, it is time to buy a new printer to use with XP.Thanks, Gx1. I ALREADY have 3 printers connected to my computer. I was just tinkering to see if I could get this working.That'd be a big fat "No" then. I bet there's a driver for Linux. Quote I bet there's a driver for Linux. Other than its very cheap price ($0) what would be the advantages of switching to Linux from XP?Quote Quote I bet there's a driver for Linux. Other than its very cheap price ($0) what would be the advantages of switching to Linux from XP? A new learning curve ? ? This is just a shot in the dark but,under xp have you chose the compatability mode for running the printer program?Quote Quote I bet there's a driver for Linux. Other than its very cheap price ($0) what would be the advantages of switching to Linux from XP? You'd need to consider both the advantages and the disadvantages. Windows programs will not (always) run SATISFACTORILY on Linux. And vice versa. Google for "Linux vs Windows XP" and you'll get plenty of opinions about this. The gap between the two OSes in terms of applications is closing, and when it is FULLY closed, there will be no contest. Linux will be by far the superior platform.Thanks, Rob. Just as I thought. I finally got the printer installed on another computer running Win98. Now, I'm trying to get the inkjet ports unclogged.

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Help. I've googled until I was blue but can't find any info. I'm trying to install a printer a friend gave me WITHOUT the CD or manuals.I've been able to find the driver for XP, loaded this on a floppy but still no luck. Can this be done?Your joking right ?

Get the name brand of printer, model number, (say its a HP INKJET)
Go to their website, go to product support or downloads, lookup your model number, "double check always b4 downloading", click on the driver support for that model and download the drivers, bingo.
Make sure its a safe site and turn off all your virus programs b4 downloading the drivers for your printer....hope that helps/works....

A correct printer driver will take more than 1 floppy.

I wonder what kind of printer? Maybe the original poster will think it's important enough to tell us.... Quote

turn off all your virus programs b4 downloading the drivers

No. On NO ACCOUNT should you do this.

If the download doesn't include an installation program, to add the printer, use the add printer wizard and point it at the folder where the drivers are now located.Quote

Quote
turn off all your virus programs b4 downloading the drivers
No. On NO ACCOUNT should you do this.

If the download doesn't include an installation program, to add the printer, use the add printer wizard and point it at the folder where the drivers are now located.

** MY BAD ** sorry Sorry, it's a Lexmark WinWriter 150c. I've found the driver and downloaded it but it states that it's only for Windows 95. Does that mean that it won't work on XP?Try this: http://www.driverguide.com

Tons of drivers for everything... BTW, you have to register first before downloading... And be specific on the SEARCH query...Well, now that we finally know what it is...

From the Lexmark site it appears that Windows 95 is the last official operating system supported for it.

As it obviously is that old, it is time to buy a new printer to use with XP.Thanks, Gx1. I ALREADY have 3 printers connected to my computer. I was just tinkering to see if I could get this working.That'd be a big fat "No" then. I bet there's a driver for Linux. Quote

I bet there's a driver for Linux.

Other than its very cheap price ($0) what would be the advantages of switching to Linux from XP?Quote

Quote
I bet there's a driver for Linux.
Other than its very cheap price ($0) what would be the advantages of switching to Linux from XP?

A new learning curve ? ?
This is just a shot in the dark but,under xp have you chose the compatability mode for running the printer program?Quote

Quote
I bet there's a driver for Linux.
Other than its very cheap price ($0) what would be the advantages of switching to Linux from XP?

You'd need to consider both the advantages and the disadvantages. Windows programs will not (always) run SATISFACTORILY on Linux. And vice versa.

Google for "Linux vs Windows XP" and you'll get plenty of opinions about this. The gap between the two OSes in terms of applications is closing, and when it is FULLY closed, there will be no contest. Linux will be by far the superior platform.Thanks, Rob. Just as I thought. I finally got the printer installed on another computer running Win98. Now, I'm trying to get the inkjet ports unclogged.

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