Vista - Konica Minolta 2400W

During my XP64 days I emailed Konica Minolta asking for a 64 bit driver
and they emailed back that it would be available by a date they were
unable to make, they later emailed my that it was on their "to do" list
and a few days ago I found it on their website.

Unfortunately, it won't install in Vista64 and I no longer have X64
installed on my computer.......

So my question is, does anyone have this printer? If so do you have
either Vista64 or X64 and can you install the driver?

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong trying to install (I'm logged
on as administrator), the message is something to the effect that the
software isn't made for the OS and I'd like to see if it will install
in X64 but I'm WAAAAAAY too lazy to install X64 to see if it works...

OK, you can only install x64 drivers with an x64 operating system. If you
install an x86 version of Vista onto a x64 machine (it'll work...) but
everything from that point on will need x86 drivers.

It always depends on the operating system )

--
Zack Whittaker
» ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
» MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

--: Original message follows :--
"David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97BAB317C3010drnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
> During my XP64 days I emailed Konica Minolta asking for a 64 bit driver
> and they emailed back that it would be available by a date they were
> unable to make, they later emailed my that it was on their "to do" list
> and a few days ago I found it on their website.
>
> Unfortunately, it won't install in Vista64 and I no longer have X64
> installed on my computer.......
>
> So my question is, does anyone have this printer? If so do you have
> either Vista64 or X64 and can you install the driver?
>
> I don't know if I'm doing something wrong trying to install (I'm logged
> on as administrator), the message is something to the effect that the
> software isn't made for the OS and I'd like to see if it will install
> in X64 but I'm WAAAAAAY too lazy to install X64 to see if it works...

I believe that David knows this Zack. His question was not for what you answered but rather will it install on X64 and would it work.
Unfortunately I do not have a Konica\Minolta and I am not able to answer David

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message news:O8CvcmOcGHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> OK, you can only install x64 drivers with an x64 operating system. If you
> install an x86 version of Vista onto a x64 machine (it'll work...) but
> everything from that point on will need x86 drivers.
>
> It always depends on the operating system )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns97BAB317C3010drnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
>> During my XP64 days I emailed Konica Minolta asking for a 64 bit driver
>> and they emailed back that it would be available by a date they were
>> unable to make, they later emailed my that it was on their "to do" list
>> and a few days ago I found it on their website.
>>
>> Unfortunately, it won't install in Vista64 and I no longer have X64
>> installed on my computer.......
>>
>> So my question is, does anyone have this printer? If so do you have
>> either Vista64 or X64 and can you install the driver?
>>
>> I don't know if I'm doing something wrong trying to install (I'm logged
>> on as administrator), the message is something to the effect that the
>> software isn't made for the OS and I'd like to see if it will install
>> in X64 but I'm WAAAAAAY too lazy to install X64 to see if it works...
>
>

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:u5dyd2PcGHA.1516@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

> I believe that David knows this Zack. His question was not for
> what you answered but rather will it install on X64 and would it
> work.

Actually I believe you both misread. I have a 64 bit computer with a
64 bit operating system, Vista 64. I have a 64 bit driver from Konica
Minolta but it was written for X64, not Vista 64 (I'm not sure if that
should make any difference?)

The driver is an .exe file and it won't install, I get an error saying
the driver isn't meant for the OS or some such.

Since I posted, I found I could unpack the .exe file to a temporary
directory, go to the new printer wizard, tell it to install on a USB
port and then click "Have Disk" and point to the .inf file in the
temporary directory. Everything installs perfectly, I get all the
controls to set up paper size, color, etc. but it won't print. I get
the printer icon in the tray at the bottom, it says it has a test page
queued but no print, absolutely nothing happens, the printer doesn't
even begin the warmup cycle.

I rebooted and test page(s) print perfectly! Then it won't print
again? It queues documents and prints them only when I reboot.

Someone who knows a lot more about printing than me will have to figure
this one out. Obviously the printer did NOT install correctly and
maybe the big clue was not being able to run the .exe file?

"David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in
news:Xns97BB5DCB980EBdrnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1:

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:u5dyd2PcGHA.1516@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
>
>> I believe that David knows this Zack. His question was not for
>> what you answered but rather will it install on X64 and would it
>> work.
>
> Actually I believe you both misread. I have a 64 bit computer
> with a 64 bit operating system, Vista 64. I have a 64 bit driver
> from Konica Minolta but it was written for X64, not Vista 64 (I'm
> not sure if that should make any difference?)
>
> The driver is an .exe file and it won't install, I get an error
> saying the driver isn't meant for the OS or some such.
>
> Since I posted, I found I could unpack the .exe file to a
> temporary directory, go to the new printer wizard, tell it to
> install on a USB port and then click "Have Disk" and point to the
> .inf file in the temporary directory. Everything installs
> perfectly, I get all the controls to set up paper size, color,
> etc. but it won't print. I get the printer icon in the tray at
> the bottom, it says it has a test page queued but no print,
> absolutely nothing happens, the printer doesn't even begin the
> warmup cycle.
>
> I rebooted and test page(s) print perfectly! Then it won't print
> again? It queues documents and prints them only when I reboot.
>
> Someone who knows a lot more about printing than me will have to
> figure this one out. Obviously the printer did NOT install
> correctly and maybe the big clue was not being able to run the
> .exe file?

Replying to my own post, that's gotta be a symptom of something?

There's a new build of Vista64 out, I'll install it before trying the
printer again.

David

I have no problems with my X64 setup with the new 5381 and printer driver for my HP is working well. I have no idea what will happen with the *.inf of the Konica\Minolta. So I guess you might want to give it a go see on this new build. Can you post back to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks


--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:Xns97BB5F2CD42BBdrnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
> "David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in
> news:Xns97BB5DCB980EBdrnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1:
>
>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u5dyd2PcGHA.1516@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
>>
>>> I believe that David knows this Zack. His question was not for
>>> what you answered but rather will it install on X64 and would it
>>> work.
>>
>> Actually I believe you both misread. I have a 64 bit computer
>> with a 64 bit operating system, Vista 64. I have a 64 bit driver
>> from Konica Minolta but it was written for X64, not Vista 64 (I'm
>> not sure if that should make any difference?)
>>
>> The driver is an .exe file and it won't install, I get an error
>> saying the driver isn't meant for the OS or some such.
>>
>> Since I posted, I found I could unpack the .exe file to a
>> temporary directory, go to the new printer wizard, tell it to
>> install on a USB port and then click "Have Disk" and point to the
>> .inf file in the temporary directory. Everything installs
>> perfectly, I get all the controls to set up paper size, color,
>> etc. but it won't print. I get the printer icon in the tray at
>> the bottom, it says it has a test page queued but no print,
>> absolutely nothing happens, the printer doesn't even begin the
>> warmup cycle.
>>
>> I rebooted and test page(s) print perfectly! Then it won't print
>> again? It queues documents and prints them only when I reboot.
>>
>> Someone who knows a lot more about printing than me will have to
>> figure this one out. Obviously the printer did NOT install
>> correctly and maybe the big clue was not being able to run the
>> .exe file?
>
> Replying to my own post, that's gotta be a symptom of something?
>
> There's a new build of Vista64 out, I'll install it before trying the
> printer again.
>

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:OzQESUUcGHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> I have no idea what will happen with the *.inf of the
> Konica Minolta. So I guess you might want to give it a go see on
> this new build. Can you post back to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks

I'll do so, but don't be eager, I doubt I'll be able to burn the DVD
much before Tuesday and I'll probably be able to install then.

"David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in
news:Xns97BB8730EEE93drnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1:

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:OzQESUUcGHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:
>
>> I have no idea what will happen with the *.inf of the
>> Konica Minolta. So I guess you might want to give it a go see on
>> this new build. Can you post back to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks
>
> I'll do so, but don't be eager, I doubt I'll be able to burn the
> DVD much before Tuesday and I'll probably be able to install then.

OK, I tried to burn the ISO and can't, it's a staged build and too
large for my DVD drive. It requires dual layer drive and DVD media so
I'm not going to install it at all, I'll wait for the next build and
hope they offer an unstaged ISO.

Download it, but then download Daemon Tools (www.daemon-tools.cc) and stick
the ISO as a virtual drive )
I do this often because I don't want to waste DVD's )

--
Zack Whittaker
» ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
» MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

--: Original message follows :--
"David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97BBAD99BC77Fdrnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
> "David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in
> news:Xns97BB8730EEE93drnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1:
>
>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:OzQESUUcGHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:
>>
>>> I have no idea what will happen with the *.inf of the
>>> Konica Minolta. So I guess you might want to give it a go see on
>>> this new build. Can you post back to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks
>>
>> I'll do so, but don't be eager, I doubt I'll be able to burn the
>> DVD much before Tuesday and I'll probably be able to install then.
>
> OK, I tried to burn the ISO and can't, it's a staged build and too
> large for my DVD drive. It requires dual layer drive and DVD media so
> I'm not going to install it at all, I'll wait for the next build and
> hope they offer an unstaged ISO.
>

"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in
news:#CqtviccGHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

> Download it, but then download Daemon Tools (www.daemon-tools.cc)
> and stick the ISO as a virtual drive )
> I do this often because I don't want to waste DVD's )

I'll give it a try later and see how it goes, thanks.

I'm not sure how to do that, I'll need to set it up in XP maybe and
then how do I boot on a virtual drive? Or I think 5831 will upgrade,
but I hate to do that, I'd rather do a clean instal and get rid of the
previous drive.