Printing from Windows XP x64

[Techfreak]

I've recently upgraded to Windows XP x64 Pro and to my horror there is no drivers currently for my printer :shock:, currently I have wired up printer to my other machine which is runnign windows 2003 Standard but i'm just wondering if there is a way for me to print via the other machine with out having the correct drivers for the printer?

Details of Printer:-
Lexmark P3150 All in One

[Micron]

Hey Shaun, you'll need to have them networked for this.

On the Windows 2003 Machine, share the printer and give it a name like Lexmark

On the Windows XP 64bit system, remove the printer and drivers. Then from the Control Panel (or Start Menu if there) Choose Printers & Faxes > Add A Printer > Next > Select A Network Printer or a printer attached to another computer > Next > Keep the Browse Selection and Click Next then find your Printer on the network and click next.

When you come to the end, do a test print from the Print Test Page option.

You will be sharing the drivers on the Win 2003 machine. This should help till theres an x64 driver.

[Techfreak]

unfortunatly when I try todo this windows informs me that the server does not have the correct drivers installed, same result as it does when I try to install the printer on the workstation it's self. :(

[Micron]

Haha, you never mentioned that.

OK. There's not much you can do. You can download another Lexmark AIO x64bit driver and see if that works, somtimes they do.

Contact Lexmark and ask them to develop a 64bit version (the more people that ask, the quicker they get made) or if they have a beta driver for x64.

You can contact: Gretchen Schultz at gschultz@Lexmark.com She's the consumer contact for Lexmark.

Also checkout Questions 6 and 7 here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/64bit/russel_x64faq.mspx