Re: Deskjet 640c printer

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From: Pecan (Pecan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/18/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:29:01 -0700

Thankyou for the info I have decided that since I have an old printer and the toolbox etc will not be included ,I will be well advised to purchace another Printer(up to date one) Pecan

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> There is no difficulty in installing this printer on a Windows XP PC... the
> problem is you haven't installed it correctly!
>
> First of all if you upgraded from Windows98, you need to first UNINSTALL the
> printer...
> http://www.coribright.com/Windows/Article%20One.htm
>
> After Step 5, use the Add Printer Wizard to install, the drivers are built
> right into XP.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293378
>
> Yes, you will find that duplex ability and a few others are no longer
> available. This is because you have such an old printer that HP decided it
> wasn't economically viable for them to write updated drivers for this long
> discontinued unit. You can use the shareware at www.fineprint.com to regain
> these extra capabilities, or you can purchase a much more recent printer
> with USB connection, better resolution, faster printing capability etc.
> --
> Cari
> MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Pecan" <Pecan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:67FA8DBF-FF64-46B8-9CB1-44701084763A@microsoft.com...
> >I have been using this printer on Windows 98 and was working perfectly, now
> >that I try to install this in Windows XP ,I get a message to say that it is
> >not 2000 compatable, I have managed to install by devious means using XP
> >drivers for 640c Printer but where I could do double sided prining , I can
> >only do single sided printing, Can anyone tell me how to solve this
> >problem.... Harry. Thankyou.
>
>
>

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