Vista64 and Xp printer sharing

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Cheddardip

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I have a xp desktop as my main computer with a Canon MP730 printer. Just bought a vista laptop. I have setup a network but the vista computer won't recongnise the drivers for the printer. It sees the printer but cant find the driver. I down loaded drivers from Canon still nothing. I have vista64 the drivers on the canon are for vista32, vista32 will not load on my vista64 so I tried xp drivers still nothing.

This is the first network I've set up, so maybe I did something wrong.

Thanks for your help
 

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Hello Cheddardip, and welcome to the Vista Forums :party:

Have just done a quick check Cannon are not supporting this particular device in Vista 64 Bit. :(

Everything else you have done seems correct but without the 64 Bit drivers for the printer you will be unable to use it

You could try contacting Canon to see if they have any plans to provide support but until they do your only way of printing will be the transfer of files to the XP machine for printing
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
    Screen Resolution
    2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
  • Manufacturer/Model
    Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
    CPU
    AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A78L-M USB3
    Memory
    32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" TV
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Internal
    Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,

    External (USB3)
    Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
    2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
    NAS 4TB
    PSU
    Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
    Case
    AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
    Cooling
    Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
    Internet Speed
    68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
    Other Info
    Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel
Ok,

sorry I could not give better news, unfortunately some of the printer manufacturers would appear to prefer to have users upgrade their hardware rather than write the x64 drivers. hopefully canon are in the process of developing the drivers
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
    Screen Resolution
    2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
  • Manufacturer/Model
    Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
    CPU
    AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A78L-M USB3
    Memory
    32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" TV
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Internal
    Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,

    External (USB3)
    Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
    2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
    NAS 4TB
    PSU
    Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
    Case
    AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
    Cooling
    Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
    Internet Speed
    68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
    Other Info
    Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel
Re: Vista64 bit os support printer driver

barman58 said:
Hello Cheddardip, and welcome to the Vista Forums :party:

Have just done a quick check Cannon are not supporting this particular device in Vista 64 Bit. :(

Everything else you have done seems correct but without the 64 Bit drivers for the printer you will be unable to use it

You could try contacting Canon to see if they have any plans to provide support but until they do your only way of printing will be the transfer of files to the XP machine for printing
Click to expand...
Vista64 bit os support printer driver for canon lbp2900b series
 

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System One

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