Printer works in 32 bit but not 64 bit?

On 03/08/2012 15:39, Kenny Cargill wrote:
Canon i250, uses Windows drivers and an add on module from Canon. Works
OK in Win 7 32 bit but not in Win 7 64 bit, here it shows as an
unspecified device in Devices and Printers with no drivers loaded. Have
noticed a few other anomalies between versions but trying to sort one at
a time!

Kenny Cargill


You could try this since it worked with XP, but I haven't tried it with
Win7.

1. Turn off the printer
2. From the Control Panel, remove the printer.
3. Close the Control Panel.
4. Turn off the computer.
5. Turn on the printer.
6. Start computer.

With the printer connected, Windows should recognise it (as a printer)
and load the generic drivers. It won't however help with any other
printing software. You'll have to find compatible software from
elsewhere and install in manually.

If that doesn't work, try this.

1. Switch on printer.
2. Open Device Manager.
3. Under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers heading, double click USB
Printing Support.
4. Under the Driver tab, click Update Driver and select the Automatic
Search button. (Make sure you're connected to the Web.) Follow the
instructions.

It beats me why Windows hasn't installed the generic drivers for it
automatically, but then that's Windows for you.

jim

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:51:16 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote:

But eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe isn't available on the Canon UK website.
Yes it is! I did a little more investigation after my previous post
and when I specified my current Canon printer, which is an MP610, I
was offered eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe.

I wonder what Canon's logic is for this discrimination?
Maybe, Canon didn't test eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe on older model
printers. Or maybe they did and 4.1.0 didn't work with an ip3000!

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a better way to print multi-part
stationary.

On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:06:06 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a way to print multi-part
stationary.

I think you might have meant stationery. But anyway, I can think of at
least two other better ways to do so. *Much* better...

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Monty wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:51:16 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote:

But eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe isn't available on the Canon UK website.
Yes it is! I did a little more investigation after my previous post
and when I specified my current Canon printer, which is an MP610, I
was offered eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe.
I wonder what Canon's logic is for this discrimination?
Maybe, Canon didn't test eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe on older model
printers. Or maybe they did and 4.1.0 didn't work with an ip3000!

I suspect stupidity rather than malice. Their search engine is a mess.
I can find a copy of the program on the canon-europe site, but
not listed under iP3000 downloads.

http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/...&type=download

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/020000...n-4_1_0-en.exe

60,333,176 bytes
md5sum e44e8adef70092fb4dbf3a13f63a1d7b

I took a quick look inside the file with 7ZIP, but didn't find anything
of immediate value in there (as to what models it might or might not
support).

The only thing worse than this, is trying to look through an HP 300MB+
printer download, and trying to figure out how it works. Canon needs to
bloat this out by a factor of 5, if they want to catch HP.

Paul

On 05/08/2012 02:33, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:06:06 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a way to print multi-part
stationary.

I think you might have meant stationery. But anyway, I can think of at
least two other better ways to do so. *Much* better...

Oh yes, Gene but multi-part stationery can be in all different colors,
say the top white one for the customer, the yellow copy for the
warehouse, the pink copy for I don't know what. So you see, he has a
point there. It is not the same as printing x number of copies or
photocopying the printed master hard copy.

Though some people do get addicted to the buzzzzz... I know 'cause I
liked the buzz on my old Epson 9-pin matrix printer. Somehow it created
an atmosphere of false efficiency like so many bees buzzing at the
entrance to the hive.

Come to think of it, I liked printing text on my old dot-matrix busily
buzzing away but obviously not printing diagrams or photos. Heaven
forbid printing photos on the old dot matrix printers.

But that was ages ago. I left it where it was when I walked out on my ex
around 20 years ago. And now I fancy one as much as I fancy having my ex
back... ;-)--
choro
*****

On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 03:35:53 +0100, choro wrote:

On 05/08/2012 02:33, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:06:06 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a way to print multi-part
stationary.

I think you might have meant stationery. But anyway, I can think of at
least two other better ways to do so. *Much* better...

Oh yes, Gene but multi-part stationery can be in all different colors,
say the top white one for the customer, the yellow copy for the
warehouse, the pink copy for I don't know what. So you see, he has a
point there. It is not the same as printing x number of copies or
photocopying the printed master hard copy.

Though some people do get addicted to the buzzzzz... I know 'cause I
liked the buzz on my old Epson 9-pin matrix printer. Somehow it created
an atmosphere of false efficiency like so many bees buzzing at the
entrance to the hive.

Come to think of it, I liked printing text on my old dot-matrix busily
buzzing away but obviously not printing diagrams or photos. Heaven
forbid printing photos on the old dot matrix printers.

But that was ages ago. I left it where it was when I walked out on my ex
around 20 years ago. And now I fancy one as much as I fancy having my ex
back... ;-)--
choro
*****

Sounds like you and Peter Jason don't know about daisy wheel printers,
Selectric printers, and chain printers, which are just what pops into my
head without even thinking.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message
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On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 03:35:53 +0100, choro wrote:

On 05/08/2012 02:33, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:06:06 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a way to print multi-part
stationary.

I think you might have meant stationery. But anyway, I can think of at
least two other better ways to do so. *Much* better...

Oh yes, Gene but multi-part stationery can be in all different colors,
say the top white one for the customer, the yellow copy for the
warehouse, the pink copy for I don't know what. So you see, he has a
point there. It is not the same as printing x number of copies or
photocopying the printed master hard copy.

Though some people do get addicted to the buzzzzz... I know 'cause I
liked the buzz on my old Epson 9-pin matrix printer. Somehow it created
an atmosphere of false efficiency like so many bees buzzing at the
entrance to the hive.

Come to think of it, I liked printing text on my old dot-matrix busily
buzzing away but obviously not printing diagrams or photos. Heaven
forbid printing photos on the old dot matrix printers.

But that was ages ago. I left it where it was when I walked out on my ex
around 20 years ago. And now I fancy one as much as I fancy having my ex
back... ;-)--
choro
*****

Sounds like you and Peter Jason don't know about daisy wheel printers,
Selectric printers, and chain printers, which are just what pops into my
head without even thinking.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Don't forget the Teletype hammer impact printers! (my first Printer, RO35}
now, they were serious noisemakers. They too used a driver, About a 1/6
horsepower AC motor :-))

Regards, Rene

On 8/3/2012 10:39 AM, Kenny Cargill wrote:
Canon i250, uses Windows drivers and an add on module from Canon. Works
OK in Win 7 32 bit but not in Win 7 64 bit, here it shows as an
unspecified device in Devices and Printers with no drivers loaded. Have
noticed a few other anomalies between versions but trying to sort one at
a time!

Kenny Cargill
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/suppor...ersAndSoftware

Details - Printer Driver Add-On Module Ver.1.10 (Windows 7/7 x64)
ID: 0100226401_EN_4
This software is a module that expands the functionality of the printer
driver for Canon Inkjet printers. Your printer must be installed via
Microsoft Update before you download and use this module. By installing
this software, you can use the printer driver to set up compensation and
processing functions for image data such as photographs.

Perhaps the problem relates to windows update?

On 8/4/2012 11:27 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 03:35:53 +0100, choro wrote:

On 05/08/2012 02:33, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:06:06 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a way to print multi-part
stationary.

I think you might have meant stationery. But anyway, I can think of at
least two other better ways to do so. *Much* better...

Oh yes, Gene but multi-part stationery can be in all different colors,
say the top white one for the customer, the yellow copy for the
warehouse, the pink copy for I don't know what. So you see, he has a
point there. It is not the same as printing x number of copies or
photocopying the printed master hard copy.

Though some people do get addicted to the buzzzzz... I know 'cause I
liked the buzz on my old Epson 9-pin matrix printer. Somehow it created
an atmosphere of false efficiency like so many bees buzzing at the
entrance to the hive.

Come to think of it, I liked printing text on my old dot-matrix busily
buzzing away but obviously not printing diagrams or photos. Heaven
forbid printing photos on the old dot matrix printers.

But that was ages ago. I left it where it was when I walked out on my ex
around 20 years ago. And now I fancy one as much as I fancy having my ex
back... ;-)--
choro
*****

Sounds like you and Peter Jason don't know about daisy wheel printers,
Selectric printers, and chain printers, which are just what pops into my
head without even thinking.

How about the old Tally line printers with Lord knows how many pins and
a "mo-gator?" that moved the pins back and forth all across the page at
one time. Naturally, they came with either a serial interface, or a
"full" Centronics standard parallel port. We used to use them on now
ancient HP2100 & 2100MX Mini's. "Those were the Days!"

On 05/08/2012 04:27, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 03:35:53 +0100, choro wrote:

On 05/08/2012 02:33, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:06:06 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:54:45 +0100, choro
wrote:

On 04/08/2012 20:34, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:45:36 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

perfectly good dot-matrix printer

Oxymoron, IME.

Ah, the buzzzzz of dot-matrix printers.... May be he misses the buzz.--
choro


* snort *
I can't think of a way to print multi-part
stationary.

I think you might have meant stationery. But anyway, I can think of at
least two other better ways to do so. *Much* better...

Oh yes, Gene but multi-part stationery can be in all different colors,
say the top white one for the customer, the yellow copy for the
warehouse, the pink copy for I don't know what. So you see, he has a
point there. It is not the same as printing x number of copies or
photocopying the printed master hard copy.

Though some people do get addicted to the buzzzzz... I know 'cause I
liked the buzz on my old Epson 9-pin matrix printer. Somehow it created
an atmosphere of false efficiency like so many bees buzzing at the
entrance to the hive.

Come to think of it, I liked printing text on my old dot-matrix busily
buzzing away but obviously not printing diagrams or photos. Heaven
forbid printing photos on the old dot matrix printers.

But that was ages ago. I left it where it was when I walked out on my ex
around 20 years ago. And now I fancy one as much as I fancy having my ex
back... ;-)--
choro
*****

Sounds like you and Peter Jason don't know about daisy wheel printers,
Selectric printers, and chain printers, which are just what pops into my
head without even thinking.

Maybe I don't. But I thought we were talking about multi-pin (usually 9
pin or 24 pin) printers. I don't think I ever saw a daisy wheel printer
but we did have a daisy wheel typewriter with the golf-ball head in the
Admin Officer's office.

Personally in those days (and I am talking of the early 60s) at work I
used to use the good old Underwoods weighing a ton. Or the big Royals
which were just as heavy but not half a smooth as the Underwoods.

Ah, the good old Underwoods. --
choro
*****

On 04/08/2012 19:51, Jeff Layman wrote:
(snip)

But eppx-win-4_1_0-en.exe isn't available on the Canon UK website. It
is on the US and Australian websites (and many others), but I can't
download it from those sites - no doubt it detects my IP as being in the UK.

I wonder what Canon's logic is for this discrimination?

Many thanks to all for your input. I've now downloaded and installed it
on the laptop, but unfortunately it doesn't work. As soon as I run it I
get an error message: "The operation cannot be continued because a
printer supporting Photo Print is not installed". Everything else
within Easy PhotoPrint appears to run (Album, Stickers, Calendar, etc),
but as soon as "Print" is selected the error message appears.

Well, according to the download site, the iP3000 is listed as being able
to use Photo Print (but maybe not the Win 7 version - see below). I've
uninstalled the printer in Control Panel and reinstalled it (automatic
loading of Windows 7 driver as soon as it is plugged in), but the
program still gives the same error message. Windows Troubleshooter
suggested making it the default printer, but that didn't help.

Out of interest I tried installing the Canon MP610 via "add printer" in
Control Panel. Now I don't have that printer, but apparently I
successfully installed it (virtual USB001 port) as it appears in the
list of printers when I select "print" in any program. But it doesn't
appear in "Devices and Printers" in the Control Panel! Unfortunately, I
still get the same error message with Photo Print.

Just noticed on the iP3000 faq pages
(http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consu...age=5&type=faq)
No.42 (FAQ ID: 8200672700) just under the "download" box:

The following software does not support Windows 7.

Easy-PhotoPrint

So what is
http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/...&type=download
all about? According to that, it is "Easy-PhotoPrint EX Ver. 4.1.0
(Windows 7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP)"! Canon seem completely confused, or
at least they've succeeded in confusing me...

Now I have to work out how to uninstall the MP610 when it doesn't appear
in "Devices and printers"!

--

Jeff

On 04/08/2012 23:47, jbm wrote:


I wonder what Canon's logic is for this discrimination?


To make you go out and buy a newer model.

Perhaps, but remember that usually the manufacturers make a loss on the
printer itself - it's the consumables they make they money on.

That's OK. I emailed Canon and
told them I was going to have replace my scanner, but I would not be
considering a Canon one because of their policy of not supporting it
when it reaches adolescence.

I know the feeling...

I find it strange that Canon won't allow you to download from other
countries' web sites. When I first got this 64-bit computer, I
downloaded all the necessary drivers from its US host, since they said
they were compatible. Installed them successfully only to find out they
didn't work.

See my reply to my own post. I really have no idea what Canon are
playing at!

--

Jeff

jbm wrote:

Snip
I find it strange that Canon won't allow you to download from other
countries' web sites. When I first got this 64-bit computer, I
downloaded all the necessary drivers from its US host, since they said
they were compatible. Installed them successfully only to find out they
didn't work.

jim


I recently wanted to download about 40 MP3's. Went to amazon.com to use
an account I have there, but as my email address ends in ".au", Amazon
said they couldn't download the tracks to me.

Same with amazon.co.uk, so had to find an Australian site!!
(Bigpondmusic.com.au)

Why??? Don't know!!

Daniel

On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:01:21 +1000, "
wrote:

jbm wrote:

Snip
I find it strange that Canon won't allow you to download from other
countries' web sites. When I first got this 64-bit computer, I
downloaded all the necessary drivers from its US host, since they said
they were compatible. Installed them successfully only to find out they
didn't work.

jim


I recently wanted to download about 40 MP3's. Went to amazon.com to use
an account I have there, but as my email address ends in ".au", Amazon
said they couldn't download the tracks to me.

Same with amazon.co.uk, so had to find an Australian site!!
(Bigpondmusic.com.au)

Why??? Don't know!!

It may be due to peculiar and arcane issues with copyright and licensing
between countries. The BBC iplayer won't show BBC programmes in
America, for example.
--
Robin Bignall
Herts, England