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I doubt they'll work. Just dual boot or return the printer for one that
does have 64 bit drivers. Anything but Lexmark.... I think most of the
current Canon AIOs have 64 bit drivers... MP780 certainly does.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"Techead" <> wrote in message
news:1875E49B-1FC0-4A99-BEB5-...
> OK Rick; Since you're on a roll with this topic:
>
> I purchased a Lexmark 7100 (Office-Jet). Lexmark has no (scheduled) plans
> for releasing a 64-bit driver. According to this thread; I can find
> another
> 64-bit driver from say "HP" or "Cannon", who do produce 64-bit printer
> drivers, and perhaps one of those will work for my Lexmark? Would it be
> best
> to look for a similar type (multi-function) driver?
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
>> If this were a perfect world, your statement about the drivers would be
>> okay. But we don't and with every new OS Microsoft has released, the
>> story has always been the same. It happened with Win 96, Win ME, and
>> Win XP. It's a chicken and egg conundrum - which comes first?
>>
>>
>> John Mack wrote:
>> > Try this, Start/Printers > Add Printer > Local > Usb Port
>> > There will be a button for Windows Update, click that and choose
>> > CLP-510
>> > from the list. it is a 64 bit driver but doesn't do duplexing. It does
>> > however work, and who knows maybe they will come out with drivers some
>> > day.
>> > I don't care what the faithful say, they should not have realeased x64
>> > for
>> > sale till they had drivers, but another story-another day.
>> >
>> > "Steve" <> wrote in message
>> > news8452395-1E4A-48EC-BD54-...
>> >> There isn't a 64-bit printer driver for my printer from the
>> >> manufacturer,
>> >> but
>> >> Windows update has one that I can't figure out.
>> >>
>> >> I have a Samsung CLP-510 printer. Samsung says it doesn't know when
>> >> it's
>> >> going to get a 64 driver, but windows update tries to install a driver
>> >> from
>> >> Microsoft and when that goes through I get this error, "The printer
>> >> driver
>> >> is
>> >> not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks NT
>> >> 4.0
>> >> drivers." What is up with that?
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>

I would try the driver for one of the z series - try the z42 and see if
you get the print function. Sorry I haven't heard of any scan function on
Lexmark, but others may have.


"Techead" <> wrote in message
news:1875E49B-1FC0-4A99-BEB5-...
> OK Rick; Since you're on a roll with this topic:
>
> I purchased a Lexmark 7100 (Office-Jet). Lexmark has no (scheduled) plans
> for releasing a 64-bit driver. According to this thread; I can find
> another
> 64-bit driver from say "HP" or "Cannon", who do produce 64-bit printer
> drivers, and perhaps one of those will work for my Lexmark? Would it be
> best
> to look for a similar type (multi-function) driver?
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
>> If this were a perfect world, your statement about the drivers would be
>> okay. But we don't and with every new OS Microsoft has released, the
>> story has always been the same. It happened with Win 96, Win ME, and
>> Win XP. It's a chicken and egg conundrum - which comes first?
>>
>>
>> John Mack wrote:
>> > Try this, Start/Printers > Add Printer > Local > Usb Port
>> > There will be a button for Windows Update, click that and choose
>> > CLP-510
>> > from the list. it is a 64 bit driver but doesn't do duplexing. It does
>> > however work, and who knows maybe they will come out with drivers some
>> > day.
>> > I don't care what the faithful say, they should not have realeased x64
>> > for
>> > sale till they had drivers, but another story-another day.
>> >
>> > "Steve" <> wrote in message
>> > news8452395-1E4A-48EC-BD54-...
>> >> There isn't a 64-bit printer driver for my printer from the
>> >> manufacturer,
>> >> but
>> >> Windows update has one that I can't figure out.
>> >>
>> >> I have a Samsung CLP-510 printer. Samsung says it doesn't know when
>> >> it's
>> >> going to get a 64 driver, but windows update tries to install a driver
>> >> from
>> >> Microsoft and when that goes through I get this error, "The printer
>> >> driver
>> >> is
>> >> not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks NT
>> >> 4.0
>> >> drivers." What is up with that?
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>

I have my doubts that a driver from another brand would work properly
with you multi-function printer.

Laser printers seem to be easier to find compatible drivers since, for
the most part, they tend to emulate HP lasers.

I don't know when you purchased the Lexmark 7100, but you might consider
a new printer, like the Brother MFC-420CN which has Win x64 drivers
available for download.


Techead wrote:
> OK Rick; Since you're on a roll with this topic:
>
> I purchased a Lexmark 7100 (Office-Jet). Lexmark has no (scheduled) plans
> for releasing a 64-bit driver. According to this thread; I can find another
> 64-bit driver from say "HP" or "Cannon", who do produce 64-bit printer
> drivers, and perhaps one of those will work for my Lexmark? Would it be best
> to look for a similar type (multi-function) driver?
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
>> If this were a perfect world, your statement about the drivers would be
>> okay. But we don't and with every new OS Microsoft has released, the
>> story has always been the same. It happened with Win 96, Win ME, and
>> Win XP. It's a chicken and egg conundrum - which comes first?
>>
>>
>> John Mack wrote:
>>> Try this, Start/Printers > Add Printer > Local > Usb Port
>>> There will be a button for Windows Update, click that and choose CLP-510
>>> from the list. it is a 64 bit driver but doesn't do duplexing. It does
>>> however work, and who knows maybe they will come out with drivers some day.
>>> I don't care what the faithful say, they should not have realeased x64 for
>>> sale till they had drivers, but another story-another day.
>>>
>>> "Steve" <> wrote in message
>>> news8452395-1E4A-48EC-BD54-...
>>>> There isn't a 64-bit printer driver for my printer from the manufacturer,
>>>> but
>>>> Windows update has one that I can't figure out.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Samsung CLP-510 printer. Samsung says it doesn't know when it's
>>>> going to get a 64 driver, but windows update tries to install a driver
>>>> from
>>>> Microsoft and when that goes through I get this error, "The printer driver
>>>> is
>>>> not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks NT 4.0
>>>> drivers." What is up with that?
>>>>
>>>

Multi-function printers are a problem, and you likely need a very close
cousin. But for basic printing needs, most printers support either PCL or
Postscript. Choosing a model printer that has relatively similar
capabilities to yours, and that has PCL or PS drivers is a good bet, _if_
your printer has PCL or PS.

Personally, I've found over the years of regularly running beta and leading
edge operating systems that having a _network_ connected printer that
understands Postscript has made my life much, much easier. Currently I have
an HP LaserJet 1200 series with Postscript and a network print server. It
works just fine in any of 5 different operating systems I happen to need to
connect to it with, NONE of which is 32-bit. (and only two of them are
actually shipping products.)


--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64

Techead wrote:
> OK Rick; Since you're on a roll with this topic:
>
> I purchased a Lexmark 7100 (Office-Jet). Lexmark has no (scheduled) plans
> for releasing a 64-bit driver. According to this thread; I can find
> another 64-bit driver from say "HP" or "Cannon", who do produce 64-bit
> printer drivers, and perhaps one of those will work for my Lexmark? Would
> it be best to look for a similar type (multi-function) driver?
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
>> If this were a perfect world, your statement about the drivers would be
>> okay. But we don't and with every new OS Microsoft has released, the
>> story has always been the same. It happened with Win 96, Win ME, and
>> Win XP. It's a chicken and egg conundrum - which comes first?
>>
>>
>> John Mack wrote:
>>> Try this, Start/Printers > Add Printer > Local > Usb Port
>>> There will be a button for Windows Update, click that and choose CLP-510
>>> from the list. it is a 64 bit driver but doesn't do duplexing. It does
>>> however work, and who knows maybe they will come out with drivers some
>>> day. I don't care what the faithful say, they should not have realeased
>>> x64 for sale till they had drivers, but another story-another day.
>>>
>>> "Steve" <> wrote in message
>>> news8452395-1E4A-48EC-BD54-...
>>>> There isn't a 64-bit printer driver for my printer from the
>>>> manufacturer, but
>>>> Windows update has one that I can't figure out.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Samsung CLP-510 printer. Samsung says it doesn't know when
>>>> it's going to get a 64 driver, but windows update tries to install a
>>>> driver from
>>>> Microsoft and when that goes through I get this error, "The printer
>>>> driver is
>>>> not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks NT
>>>> 4.0 drivers." What is up with that?