Help! Anyone get a Lexmark X75 "All-in-one" to work in Vista?

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Robby - 30 Dec 2007 19:42 GMT

I'm so po'ed over several things about Vista, but the fact that neither of my
Lexmark printers will function really has me steamed.

Vista came packaged with the system I bought, so it's not like I had a choice.
Now I wish I did. It's not right that I must go out and buy yet another printer,
and an all-in-one for that matter. Is Microsoft in league with Lexmark to sell
more printers buy simply not supporting them? It sure looks that way to me. I
guarantee one thing - that my next printer will NOT be a Lexmark.

I'm still clutching to the hope that someone, (if not Microsoft or Lexmark) will
cobble drivers together for the X75 and other Lexmark all-in-one printers.
Please respond with URL, or any other info on where to get them should anyone
here come across such drivers.

I've written to Lexmark complaining about their poor support, and that they have
an obligation to provide support for their products when a new operating system
is released. I also asked them to explain why they won't., although it seems
pretty clear why not. Everyone else in this situation should do likewise, and
write them, making it clear that you will not be replacing you dysfunctional
printer with another Lexmark. Anything but them if they are going to guarantee
sales by not supporting existing hardware.

Thanks

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Dave - 30 Dec 2007 20:15 GMT

I have a HP AIO instead of a Lexmark, but HP didn't provide any Vista
software. However, the printer/scanner works ok with the Vista drivers, just
with minimal functions.

However, I did find this post re Lexmark XP drivers.......
"1) Get the XP driver from Lexmark. It can be found at:
http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?category=Drivers&ccs=229:1:0
:204:0:0&searchLang=en&os_group=WinXP

2) Save it, don't run it.

3) Go to the folder called......whereever you saved it...then
\Drivers\Win_XP2K\ENGLISH

4) Right-click on the file called Setup.exe, select Properties.

5) Go to the "Compatibility" Tab and check mark "Run this program in
compatibility mode for: " Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

6) Run setup."
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=861699&SiteID=17

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Robby - 31 Dec 2007 11:43 GMT

>However, ......

Thanks for the tip and info. I'll post my results in a reply to this message. It
might take a couple of days. Doesn't it figure, I'm just now coming down with
flu symptoms, but I will try it as soon as I can.

Thanks Dave,
Rob

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