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See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en.
x64 XP is supported for VirtualPC 2007. From the CPU requirements it is
clear that virtualisation is not required. It is supported if present.

VirtualPC for Windows 7, a different product, does require hardware
virtualisation.

In virtual machines access is only provided to the ports on the host
machine - USB, serial, parallel, etc, - and any peripherals are driven
by drivers in the guest OS. If you install 32-bit XP as a guest you will
need XP drivers for any device you want to use from that machine.

You can also do what you want with VirtualBox
http://www.virtualbox.org/. I think you would need the 1.6.6 version
since your CPU does not have virtualisation.


On 12/09/2009 22:48, oao wrote:
> I have an all-in-one printer without XP64 support.
>
> I wonder if I can install a virtual XP machine on my XP64 system and use XP32
> driver to print.
>
> I read Virtual PC documentation and it's not clear whether this is possible --
> it looks like the virtual machine uses the host system's printer driver to
> print, which would defeat the idea.
>
> It also looks like Virtual PC 2007 does not support USB printers, so one must
> install network drivers in the virtual machine to access network printer,
> which is a complication.
>
> Virtual PC 7.0 supports USB but it's not clear it runs on XP64, as it
> requires new CPUs with virtualization that I don't have.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>

In article <9c07b30ee0055@uwe>, oao <u54735@uwe> wrote:
>>In virtual machines access is only provided to the ports on the host
>>machine - USB, serial, parallel, etc, - and any peripherals are driven
>>by drivers in the guest OS. If you install 32-bit XP as a guest you will
>>need XP drivers for any device you want to use from that machine.
>
>Do you mean that I can install the XP32 printer driver in the virtual machine
>and it will
>print to the USB port of the XP64 host?
>
>My impression is that the VM uses the drivers of the host, not its own
>drivers.
>
>Furthermore, Virtual PC 2007 does bot seem to support USB ports.
>
>>You can also do what you want with VirtualBox
>>http://www.virtualbox.org/. I think you would need the 1.6.6 version
>>since your CPU does not have virtualisation.
>
>The CPU is an Intel Core Duo T5750 -- my guess is that it does not support
>virtualization.
>

Here's the link to Intel's page. Unfortunately I don't see your CPU.

http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx

Can an XP Virtual machine "attach" to a dedicated USB port so the XP
print drivers are speaking directly to the printer?


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See info @ http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir...s/default.aspx

To print from Virtual XP you install the XP Pro (32-bit) drivers in the
virtual machine. It does not use the host drivers.

It the same for other devices such as scanners from within the VM.



oao wrote:
>> If you install 32-bit XP as a guest you will need XP drivers for any device you want to use from that machine.
>
> I take this to mean that I need the XP64 driver of the host, which, if I had,
> there would not be need for a VM in the 1st place.
>
> Let me try a different solution on you:
>
> If I install the Vista 32 driver on a vista machine networked to my XP64
> machine and I print from the XP64 on the Vista printer, will the Vista driver
> be enough, or do I need to have some driver on my XP64 system too?
>

See http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/arc.../05/61685.aspx. Note
that you must be using a native Windows printer driver, not a
manufacturer's driver, for this to work when you cannot install a driver
on the machine you are using.

If you want to use a virtual machine for printing on x64 XP, forget
Microsoft's VirtualPC versions and use either VirtualBox
http://www.virtualbox.org/ or VMware Player
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ with VMXBuilder
http://vmx-builder.software.informer.com/ to prepare your VMware virtual
machine. These provide access to the USB ports and you just install the
relevant printer driver in the guest virtual machine.



On 13/09/2009 00:57, oao wrote:
>> If you install 32-bit XP as a guest you will need XP drivers for any device you want to use from that machine.
>
> I take this to mean that I need the XP64 driver of the host, which, if I had,
> there would not be need for a VM in the 1st place.
>
> Let me try a different solution on you:
>
> If I install the Vista 32 driver on a vista machine networked to my XP64
> machine and I print from the XP64 on the Vista printer, will the Vista driver
> be enough, or do I need to have some driver on my XP64 system too?
>

In article <9c136e2216b56@uwe>, oao via WindowsKB.com <u54735@uwe> wrote:
>Thanks.
>
>>See http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/arc.../05/61685.aspx. Note
>>that you must be using a native Windows printer driver, not a
>>manufacturer's driver, for this to work when you cannot install a driver
>>on the machine you are using.
>
>I read the article but, as I suspected, that is not an option.
>
>1. The printer is:new, and there is not included as native driver in either
>the XP64 or the Vista distribution CD.
>2. Even if were included, the printer is all-in-one the scanner would not
>work
>
>I need the printer to be on XP64 and to print both from it and a Vista32
>laptop.
>
>>If you want to use a virtual machine for printing on x64 XP, forget
>>Microsoft's VirtualPC versions and use either VirtualBox


ISTM that you should be able to, in principle, get the printer running
in the XP VM and and make a virtual network and share the printer.


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OAO:
Not knowing what model scanner/printer you're trying to use makes it
extremely hard to give accurate answers. I've been using an Epson CX4800
all-in-one for over three years with XP x64, Vista x64 and Win-7 x64 beta or
rtm without problems. It was totally different with XP x64 beta because we
had to wait and hope for drivers because it was cutting edge at the time. I
haven't built a 32-bit system or laptop for me since XP x64 was released and
I've found drivers for 99% of the components since XP x64. The best advice
is to research before purchasing any components or building a system. Have a
great day.

Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64.

"oao via WindowsKB.com" <u54735@uwe> wrote in message
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> Here's what a VirtualBox guy replied on their forum:
>
> ------------------------------
> Your processor does not support hardware-v so you can only use 32 bit
> guests
> http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=33915
>
> If you can get the guest to see the USB printer then you should be able to
> print, but not sure about scan. That one is a hit and miss.
> -----------------------------
>
> The problem is that I don't want to open the new printer box and find out
> these things don't work. I prefer to return it unopened if it is
> uncertain.
>
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oao:
HP drivers have been very hit and miss since x64 came into being, that's
the reason that I went back to Epson for printers or scanners. A brief look
at the HP driver listings renewed my thinking that using Epson products was
the best move 5 years ago. In the same price range of the HP C4780 Epson has
the WorkForce series 300 to 600 which have XP x64 Vista x64 drivers listed,
no listing found for Win-7 yet but the Epson CX4800 all-in-one drivers
installed out of the box when I turned the printer on.

Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64.


"oao via WindowsKB.com" <u54735@uwe> wrote in message
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> I am aware of all that.
>
> The problem I have is that all new HP printers coming out don't and won't
> have XP64 support, so
> the only way to use a new printer is either via a substitute driver or a
> VM.
> I don't want to buy an old printer that works with XP64. I would prefer a
> driver rather than the VM, it's simpler.
>
> I have been trying to find out from HP whether the XP32 driver of this
> printer -- C4780 -- will work on XP64; or whether the XP64 driver of the
> C4580 will work. But that's difficult because the only people who know for
> sure are the driver developers, and I have no access to them. Besides, HP
> is
> not eager to provide such information because they don't support XP64
> anymore.
>
>
> So I am trying to find out whether the VM will work and it looks more
> complicated than it's worth.
> I was hoping to find somebody who has already done something similar.
>
> There is no point in opening the package only to find there is no solution
> and have to repack.
>
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In article <9c143da963c41@uwe>, oao via WindowsKB.com <u54735@uwe> wrote:
>I am aware of all that.
>
>The problem I have is that all new HP printers coming out don't and won't
>have XP64 support, so
>the only way to use a new printer is either via a substitute driver or a VM.
>I don't want to buy an old printer that works with XP64. I would prefer a
>driver rather than the VM, it's simpler.


Printers with ethernet connections are really cheap now.

VMs should be able to speak to a LAN even if they can't attach to a
USB port.

I've set up countless printers as LAN devices using lpp/lprd protocols
(which run in every version of Windows from W/98-on but MS changes the
nomenclature in every OS version.)

I might wind up using this to get a printer working in a VM.
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In article <4594503F-F951-42D9-AECD->,
Dennis Pack <> wrote:
>oao:
> HP drivers have been very hit and miss since x64 came into being, that's
>the reason that I went back to Epson for printers or scanners. A brief look
>at the HP driver listings renewed my thinking that using Epson products was
>the best move 5 years ago. In the same price range of the HP C4780 Epson has
>the WorkForce series 300 to 600 which have XP x64 Vista x64 drivers listed,
>no listing found for Win-7 yet but the Epson CX4800 all-in-one drivers
>installed out of the box when I turned the printer on.
>
>Dennis Pack


HP has consistently failed to develop new drivers for low-end and
consumer gear.

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In article <9c15d5f392569@uwe>, oao via WindowsKB.com <u54735@uwe> wrote:
>> HP drivers have been very hit and miss since x64 came into being
>
>Not hit and miss, they actually discontinued support.
>
>> that's
>>the reason that I went back to Epson for printers or scanners. A brief look
>>at the HP driver listings renewed my thinking that using Epson products was
>>the best move 5 years ago. In the same price range of the HP C4780 Epson has
>>the WorkForce series 300 to 600 which have XP x64 Vista x64 drivers listed,
>>no listing found for Win-7 yet but the Epson CX4800 all-in-one drivers
>>installed out of the box when I turned the printer on.
>
>actually I went and bought an epson NX and it was awful: poor quality and
>noisy
>like an engine. I returned it the next day. There are a few negative reviews
>of the
>Epsons
>
>HP has the best printers and nobody beats them. I had several generations of
>them and they were all fine.
>
>so it's a dilemma: how to run the better HP new printer on XP64.
>

I've been very happy with low-end Brother lasers, all on ethernets.

When asked to buy or recommend a printer these days, my rule is to
identify the cheapest Brother printer for which my supplier carries
the extra-capacity third-party toner cartridges.





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