overcome compatibility issues

[kalos]

hello!

I have a printer that doesnt support winxp 64bit

is there a way to make it work in my winxp 64bit pc?

maybe some virtual OS or something???

thanks!

[f0dder]

Which OSes does it support?

[IainB]

What is the make and model number of the printer?

[kalos]

it supports WinXP 32bit, Win7 64bit

HP Deskjet 1000

[Tinman57]

hello!

I have a printer that doesnt support winxp 64bit

is there a way to make it work in my winxp 64bit pc?

maybe some virtual OS or something???

thanks!

-kalos (October 30, 2012, 08:25 AM)

  Have you looked at the HP website to see if they have the right drivers?  If they don't, then you may want to visit http://www.driverguide.com/ or http://downloads.zdn...t.com/category/2014/

[Ath]

Windows XP 64 bit has been an ugly duckling since it's inception, and there have been very few (hardware)drivers available for it.
If you want a 64 bit Windows OS, go for Windows 7, or Windows 8 if you want/have to. Even Vista x64 was a small drama (I've used it for 2,5 years myself ).
Only since the wide acceptance of Windows 7 x64, manufacturers have been supplying 64 bit drivers for it (yes, Vista x64 started it too, but to a lesser extend), but drivers are usually not back-ported to older OS versions. There's not enough market to gain.

[Stoic Joker]

HP Deskjet 1000

-kalos (October 30, 2012, 05:37 PM)

Which one? If it's a cse/cxi then no, support was dropped at the Win95/NT level. If it's a J110 then you might be able to get the Vista x64 driver to work...but there is no guarantee.

Safest option to try (assuming it's a J110) is the Vista x64 Basic Driver Package from HP's site ... If that doesn't work...nothing will.

[IainB]

^ - what @Stoic Joker said.
I was left with a couple of pieces of hardware that HP forced into obsolescence like this (no drivers for the hardware in the new OS).