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What do you do if printer not compatable ?

Your old printer was compatable with OS xp.You have updated your laptop to windows8.1. You want to connect to the printer wireless. What do you do? Is compatablity the main reason why devices which could still be used have to be thrown away? Is this a solution ? Go to the printer website. Look for a patch or firmware upgrade that would make the printer compatable to the latest laptop.

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Question added by Subhranshu Ganguly , Quality Analyst. , WIPRO
Date Posted: 2014/01/10
Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

Wireless connectivity with a printer requires that the printer is equipped with the hardware which enables this. Software compatibility is usually achieved by downloading and installing the printer driver for your new operating system (if offered by the manufacturer and most of them do).

Adel Jamil Omar Ibrahim
by Adel Jamil Omar Ibrahim , ICT, Computer Science Teacher , Tazkeya International Academy

Check printer manufactory website for support and download the printer new drivers if its supported. actually I can say that if Microsoft renew the contract with printer company, then it will support that printer if not you can still work under Windows Xp.

Subhash Chodankar
by Subhash Chodankar , EDP Executive , Casa De Goa Boutique Resort

Try to install and configure  print sharer for  your  printer ....

Bonface Mulama
by Bonface Mulama , System Administrator, IT support Engineer , The Aga Khan Academy

The printer can only be incompatible if you are using wrong software . check which operating system you are using then if the printer doesnt have the Cd go on the website and specify the drivers for that printer and and correct OS of the machine it will work i can assure that

riyasuddin perambath
by riyasuddin perambath , SALES OF LAPTOP,MOBILE,TABLET,ACCSORIS , TELELINK COMMUNICATION

ANY PRINTER NOT COMING COMPATABLE THIS AVE COMING FOR DRIVERS YOU NOT GET THE DRIVERS YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD DRIVERS IN THE INTERNET AND AFTER THE DRIVERS YOU  INSTALL AFTER YOU CAN DO IT THIS ONE

 

Rajesh Pant
by Rajesh Pant , System Engineer , Tech Mahindra Limited

In winodow7 and higher version we can choose compability option to run softwares with older compability OS.

jaber AlQadasi
by jaber AlQadasi , Network Administrator , SFD (social fund for development )

Add and define the Driver for Windows8.1 to print server than automatically you can print

Abdul Rehman Khan
by Abdul Rehman Khan , Technician , HYUNDAI ENGINEERING PAKISTAN (PVT) LTD COR.

Your old printer was compatable with OS xp.You have updated your laptop to windows8.1. You want to connect to the printer wireless. What do you do? Is compatablity the main reason why devices which could still be used have to be thrown away? Is this a solution ? Go to the printer website. Look for a patch or firmware upgrade that would make the printer compatable to the latest laptop.

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