Adding a printer to SC440

Question

Hi there! I'm experiencing troubles installing a Brother DCP-7010 usb on PowerEdge SC440 under Win 2003 Server.
It is said on Brother website that I have to use WinXP drivers to do so. here the french link (could not locate the printer on brother-usa.com, only DCP-7020 is available..)
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/eu/fr/fr/model_top/monolasermfc/dcp7010_eu_as.html?reg=eu&c=fr〈=fr∏=dcp7010_eu_as

I can't make the OS install the printer. Indeed, Win2003 detects a new printer to install, then I try to manually load drivers, typing the right driver path, but it only says something like "The system cannot find the any programs/drivers for the device..", the classical message box when a device setup fails, you know..

Now, I got lost :)

Do you have any suggestion? Thanks a lot :)

Message Edited by PaowZ on 07-06-2007 08:51 PM

tommo666 · Answer

Try this: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/eu/eu_ot/en/dlf/dlf/000000/001000/dlf001041.html?reg=eu&c=eu_ot&lang=en&prod=dcp7010_eu_as&type2=1&os=3&flang=4&dlid=dlf001041&dispforlist=1

PaowZ · Answer

oh ok :)
Anyway, I tried win98 driver..nothing to lose..obviously cannot work..
I installed winXP SP2 on SC440 and the printer is detected and properly configured. it sounds that the printer works fine..
I try your link, now.. :)

tommo666 · Answer

Doh !!!.   I selected the wrong link there is a link for XP.   http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/eu/eu_ot/en/dlf/dlf/000000/001000/dlf001047.html?reg=eu&c=eu_ot&lang=en&prod=dcp7010_eu_as&type2=1&os=7&flang=4&dlid=dlf001047

PaowZ · Answer

Hi tommo666! do you really think that a win98 driver could work for win2003 server ? ok.. I try it out right now... :)

PaowZ · Answer

nope.. the driver coming from your link doesn't work either.. I'm stuck... I don't know how to solve that mess.. thanks again tommo666 ^^

tommo666 · Answer

All ican suggest is, extract the xp drivers to a folder on your c: drive. select 'add printer' Let it detect your printer, then click next. Select manual installation, on the next screen select the port you want to connect it to. on the next screen where you select make and model, ignore that and click have disk. Browse to the directory you created to hold the extracted files. It should point to .inf file. click it and the next box should bring up a printer description. Select the one you want and click next. It should then install the drivers.   The website states that the xp drivers work with 2003 so there must be a way of forcing them in.

PaowZ · Answer

I've already tried that way to proceed.. It keeps saying "specified path does not contain any compatible driver. If so, please ensure it has been developped for windows 32bits" (something like that once translated from french..)

no way to force driver installation.. it's been a week I'm on it and I am about to give up because of the incompatibility..

I'm waiting for Brother support reply.. I hope they're able to fix something or what..

grrrr...:-(

Message Edited by PaowZ on 07-08-2007 05:30 PM

tommo666 · Answer

Looking at the inf file for the xp drivers listed above shows a cat file missing. You may have better luck trying the printer, scanner package from the web site (4mb or so) or even the full installer package.

PaowZ · Answer

hi!

The 140mb package apps/drivers won't work since scanner feature is not yet implemented for 2003 server. It says "Your OS is not recognized... et blablablah....."

Anyway, Brother support sent me a driver this morning which I managed to force installation although it does'nt look that different from the ones I've tested before. :) (that makes me wonder why did I fail forcing installation, yesterday..)

Thank you tommo666 for your replies, I got thru this.. I hope I can get asleep, now :)

Message Edited by PaowZ on 07-09-2007 07:06 AM

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