Vista - Re: vista x64 - XPhome x86 Canon printer problem

Hello
Did anyone get this to work??
I have the same problem with the Canon Printer Pixma IP8500.
I tried to do it the way described hereunder by selecting the X86 box. The
driver I then try to load is definately the right XP driver but is not
accepted by Vista 64!
Who knows the answers?
thanks
Andre


"Jordan H." <JordanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news3E469E6-F98B-45C6-85BD-39B0FED91F31@microsoft.com...
> Hate to Burst your bubble here but this is one problem you aren't going to
> solve easily. The issue isn't "where is the printer .inf filë?" It's the
> fact that you CAN'T run a 64bit driver on a 32bit OS. Especially not a
> Kernel Driver like a Printer inf. Windows XP WILL NOT install it.
> That's
> why you get the "Can't find a Suitable Driver" Error. Only reason I know
> this is I tried doing the reverse, Printing from a machine running Vista
> X64
> to a printer attached to an XP machine running on 32 bit. Same Error.
> You
> need to go to the printer properties for the Vista X64 machine an click on
> Sharing tab, Click on Additional drivers button at the bottom and install
> the
> 32bit driver locally on vista. Then when the XP HOME box tries to connect
> it
> should theoretically just pull the 32 bit driver directly from the vista
> machine. BTW you've got to make the driver you're installing is actually
> the
> 32bit version and not X64. You might end up having to contact Cannon for
> the
> right driver.
>
> "c.dennis" wrote:
>
>> no succes.
>>
>> I clicked on add a network printer, then clicked on find a printer in my
>> network, found it in my network list, selected it and clicked Next.
>>
>> Next i got a message that says; Making connection with the printer;
>> you are about to make a connection with a printer on MY NETWORK,
>> there will automatically be installed a printerdriver on you computer.
>> In printerdrivers there can be hide virusses or scripts that can have
>> harmfull consequences for your computer.
>> It's important that you trust the computer that offers you this
>> printerdriver. Would you like to continue?
>>
>> Then i clicked yes and get the following message.
>> Making connection with the printer; The server for the printer Canon
>> Inkjet
>> i965 doesn't has the right printerdriver at it's disposal.
>> Click OK if you want to find the correct printerdriver.
>> Otherwise click Cancel and take contact with the networkadministrator or
>> supplier and ask the right printerdriver.
>>
>> When i then click OK i get a window to manually locate the printerdriver
>> file, it says; The file *.INF on (unknown) is necessary,
>> type the pad to the file and click OK.
>> I have then already tried selecting the Canon Inkjet i965 printerdriver
>> (i965.inf) for windowsXP provided by Canon without succes.
>> When selecting that i965.inf file i'm getting the following error
>> message.
>> Windows can't find a suitable printerdriver. Take contact with the
>> administrator to find and instal a suitable printerdriver.
>>
>> It still doesn't work to add my printer hooked up to WindowsVistaRC1-x64
>> on
>> the XPhome-x86 computer.
>> What can i do?
>>
>> note: The Windows messages that i wrote here are translated from dutch
>> (the
>> XPhome-x86 computer is a dutch version)
>>
>>
>> Best regards Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tom Ferguson" wrote:
>>
>> > From the computer that has XP Home installed, navigate to Start
>> > Printers and Faxes and select Add printer from the left panel.
>> > Choose Next and to add a Network printer. Follow the on-screen
>> > rpompts.
>> >
>> > Let us know.
>> >
>> > Tom
>> > MSMVP
>> > Windows Shell/User
>> >
>> >
>> > "c.dennis" <c.dennis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:C52009EC-5316-400C-9531-8D790C537E52@microsoft.com...
>> > | My printer is hooked up to Vista RC1 x64 and is shared.
>> > | I can see the printer that is hooked up to Vista RC1 x64 on my
>> > parents
>> > | XPhome x86 computer.
>> > | But when i try to print from the computer running XPhome x86, in my
>> > home
>> > | network it doesn't work.
>> > | I get a message that says something like; the server for the printer
>> > Canon
>> > | Inkjet i965 doens't have the right printerdriver.
>> > | I've already tried to instal the canon i965 printer driver for
>> > windows
>> > XP
>> > | from canon on XPhome x86, with no succes.
>> > | Printing from Vista RC1 x64 works fine.
>> > |
>> > | Can you help me, so my parents can print from there XPhome x86
>> > computer to
>> > | my printer, hooked up to Vista RC1 x64
>> > |
>> > | Best regards Dennis C.
>> >
>> >
>> >

One big Problem you've got is that most drivers aren't written for 32bit os.
They WIL NOT INSTALL IN 64BIT OS. You need to conntact cannon and get the
64bit driver and install it locally on the vista machine.

"asmas" wrote:

> Hello
> Did anyone get this to work??
> I have the same problem with the Canon Printer Pixma IP8500.
> I tried to do it the way described hereunder by selecting the X86 box. The
> driver I then try to load is definately the right XP driver but is not
> accepted by Vista 64!
> Who knows the answers?
> thanks
> Andre
>
>
> "Jordan H." <JordanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news3E469E6-F98B-45C6-85BD-39B0FED91F31@microsoft.com...
> > Hate to Burst your bubble here but this is one problem you aren't going to
> > solve easily. The issue isn't "where is the printer .inf filë?" It's the
> > fact that you CAN'T run a 64bit driver on a 32bit OS. Especially not a
> > Kernel Driver like a Printer inf. Windows XP WILL NOT install it.
> > That's
> > why you get the "Can't find a Suitable Driver" Error. Only reason I know
> > this is I tried doing the reverse, Printing from a machine running Vista
> > X64
> > to a printer attached to an XP machine running on 32 bit. Same Error.
> > You
> > need to go to the printer properties for the Vista X64 machine an click on
> > Sharing tab, Click on Additional drivers button at the bottom and install
> > the
> > 32bit driver locally on vista. Then when the XP HOME box tries to connect
> > it
> > should theoretically just pull the 32 bit driver directly from the vista
> > machine. BTW you've got to make the driver you're installing is actually
> > the
> > 32bit version and not X64. You might end up having to contact Cannon for
> > the
> > right driver.
> >
> > "c.dennis" wrote:
> >
> >> no succes.
> >>
> >> I clicked on add a network printer, then clicked on find a printer in my
> >> network, found it in my network list, selected it and clicked Next.
> >>
> >> Next i got a message that says; Making connection with the printer;
> >> you are about to make a connection with a printer on MY NETWORK,
> >> there will automatically be installed a printerdriver on you computer.
> >> In printerdrivers there can be hide virusses or scripts that can have
> >> harmfull consequences for your computer.
> >> It's important that you trust the computer that offers you this
> >> printerdriver. Would you like to continue?
> >>
> >> Then i clicked yes and get the following message.
> >> Making connection with the printer; The server for the printer Canon
> >> Inkjet
> >> i965 doesn't has the right printerdriver at it's disposal.
> >> Click OK if you want to find the correct printerdriver.
> >> Otherwise click Cancel and take contact with the networkadministrator or
> >> supplier and ask the right printerdriver.
> >>
> >> When i then click OK i get a window to manually locate the printerdriver
> >> file, it says; The file *.INF on (unknown) is necessary,
> >> type the pad to the file and click OK.
> >> I have then already tried selecting the Canon Inkjet i965 printerdriver
> >> (i965.inf) for windowsXP provided by Canon without succes.
> >> When selecting that i965.inf file i'm getting the following error
> >> message.
> >> Windows can't find a suitable printerdriver. Take contact with the
> >> administrator to find and instal a suitable printerdriver.
> >>
> >> It still doesn't work to add my printer hooked up to WindowsVistaRC1-x64
> >> on
> >> the XPhome-x86 computer.
> >> What can i do?
> >>
> >> note: The Windows messages that i wrote here are translated from dutch
> >> (the
> >> XPhome-x86 computer is a dutch version)
> >>
> >>
> >> Best regards Dennis
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Tom Ferguson" wrote:
> >>
> >> > From the computer that has XP Home installed, navigate to Start
> >> > Printers and Faxes and select Add printer from the left panel.
> >> > Choose Next and to add a Network printer. Follow the on-screen
> >> > rpompts.
> >> >
> >> > Let us know.
> >> >
> >> > Tom
> >> > MSMVP
> >> > Windows Shell/User
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "c.dennis" <c.dennis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:C52009EC-5316-400C-9531-8D790C537E52@microsoft.com...
> >> > | My printer is hooked up to Vista RC1 x64 and is shared.
> >> > | I can see the printer that is hooked up to Vista RC1 x64 on my
> >> > parents
> >> > | XPhome x86 computer.
> >> > | But when i try to print from the computer running XPhome x86, in my
> >> > home
> >> > | network it doesn't work.
> >> > | I get a message that says something like; the server for the printer
> >> > Canon
> >> > | Inkjet i965 doens't have the right printerdriver.
> >> > | I've already tried to instal the canon i965 printer driver for
> >> > windows
> >> > XP
> >> > | from canon on XPhome x86, with no succes.
> >> > | Printing from Vista RC1 x64 works fine.
> >> > |
> >> > | Can you help me, so my parents can print from there XPhome x86
> >> > computer to
> >> > | my printer, hooked up to Vista RC1 x64
> >> > |
> >> > | Best regards Dennis C.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>