924 Pinter driver for Win7 64-bit

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the welcome.

Have yet to try your solution and have a couple of points to clarify.

1) I have not used the printer with Win7 yet; only attempted to install the drivers. Do I still need to do the patch uninstall?

2) To use my printer on both 32- and 64-bit PC you suggested installing the 64-bit driver on my XP as well as the Win7 PC. Will this be accepted by XP?

3) I don't have a home network set up but if I understand correctly, I could share the printer through a network wirelessly? I am assuming that the drivers issue would still need to be resolved, correct?

4) To set up a home network I would do in on the XP first and them join it with Win7, correct? Also, any direction towards easy step-by-step network creation directions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your help.

Peter

Peter,

If you did not connect the printer to the Windows 7 computer, then you do not have to download and run the patch(printer cleanup utility) Most people have already connected and then the printer has to be removed before installing the correct way.

Let's answer 3 first, you can setup the printer on the XP machine, then allow printer sharing. You can try just installing the drivers on the Windows 7 machine but I have read in other places, that the 64-bit drivers need to be installed on the 32-bit machine to communicate but I cannot confirm this as I have used a wireless printer server on my older Dell 964 Printer and I now have a Dell V715w Wireless printer. I didn't like the idea of leaving a host computer on to print document. Sharing a printer through a wireless network shows the basic instructions.

The best instructions to share the printer are at Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

***Remember that firewalls and virus programs will try to block communications and need to be allowed past the firewalls.***

Rick

Rick,

I ran the patch and removed the printer from my W7 but when I when to set the Compatibility Mode there were 3 Vista selections; V, V+SP1, and V+SP2. Since I have W7 Home Premium, which of the Vistas do I select?

And similarly, when I check the options for the 64-bit drivers on my XP 32-bit PC, the most recent OSs are Win NT4 SP5 and Win 2000. If I need to install the 64-bit drivers on my XP which of these would I select?

Peter

Peter,

I used the Vista SP3 selection, when I install my drivers.

Install the drivers, then choose network and choose the proper selection, that the printer is connected to a host computer. See if it finds the printer and computer. Remember about the virus protection and firewalls. See if you can print or not. If not, then try installing the Vista 64-bit drivers on the XP computer in the XP compatibility mode, but only do this if you can not get the printer to print. Make a system restore point, ust in case.

Rick

Just one more question. I'm a little unsure as to how to begin. Do I set up the wireless network with both PCs at the same time or start with just setting up the XP first and then join with the Win7.

Peter,

Gald you got it working! :emotion-21: Thanks for posting back.

You may want to try...

How to Network with HomeGroup in Windows 7

Rick

 panos333,

Try starting with the Windows 7 machine, then  if you read the link above, it said the other computer will be easier.

Rick

Hi Rick,

I've run into a problem. By trying to enter my XP's computer description I found out my Computer Browser service could not be stared. The error message is 1075 and reads:

Could not start the Computer Browser service on Local Computer.

Error 1075: The dependency service does not exist or have been marked for deletion.

I searched but little into or solutions seem to exist. Since this thread is devoted to printer drivers, could you direct me to some into on how to resolve? I gather that this is germane to allowing PC to network.

Thanks,

Peter

PS: I started a home group network on my Win7 and it now includes my router and Win7 but I couldn't find the XP. I think the above problem may be part of why.

Peter,

I would probably answer the thread in the Dell Networking, Internet, Wireless Forum

Network Map in Windows Vista does not display computers that are running Windows XP

If my memory serves me correctly, you might need a  panos333 username and identical password on both computer. Make sure they're both on the same workgroup, XP's default is MSHOME and Vista/Windows 7 is WORKGROUP( the guest account does not qualify as an identical account)

I neven got into networking, the children never wanted to share files and folders with dad, go figure. :emotion-5:

Rick