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when to retire an old printer vs fight for a driver

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Accepted solution by Bram W. — yeahhh check the Microsoft Update Catalog using the printer's hardware ID (Device Manager Properties Details Hardware Ids). older drivers…
  1. Nina Sato
    @nina_signal

    i have an old laser printer thats bought long ago... it prints beautifully and Id hate to throw it away... windows doesnt recognize it properly anymore, and the ASRock support page lists 970 Extreme3 AMD all-in-one Driver 8.70a only for newer models... has anyone gotten an older printer working on current Windows? :) id love to know teh options before giving up on it... thanks in advance. any experience is welcome.

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  2. Felix F.
    @quiet_garage507

    in Add a printer > The printer that i want isnt listed > Add a local printer, click Windows Update in the driver list. it refreshes a large catalog of printer drivers, including many older models. good luck man!

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  3. Theo C.
    @theoc38

    ok so avoid modifying old driver INFs or disabling driver signature enforcement. Its not worth weakening the system for a printer.

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  4. Ruben M.
    @rubenm462

    @eueda-1tk did u ever fix it?. honestly just reset teh antivirus and save yourself the pain

    15 1 helpful
  5. Felix F.
    @quiet_garage507

    hmmm this. so much this

    0 1 helpful
  7. Theo C.
    @theoc38

    @rubenm462 what did u end up doing in teh end

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  8. Pia Alvarez
    @pia.alvarez

    lol same thing happened to me if no driver works, a small print server device or sharing it from an older machine are workarounds. Or accept its time for a new printer that supports driverless printing. good luck man!

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  9. Esme Ueda
    @eueda-1tk
    in reply to @pia.alvarez

    many laser printers understand generic PCL or PostScript. A generic or universal driver from teh vendor, or a driver for a closely related model in the same series, often works for basic printing. fingers crossed 🤞

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  10. Theo C.
    @theoc38

    uhh is extreme3 even worth bothering with or should i just leave it... bump... still happening with printer for me

    6 1 helpful
  11. Uma Ferreira
    @silicon_wrangler

    ehh idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh. for me it was the DNS. swapped it and boom, fixed but hey ymmv

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  12. Theo C.
    @theoc38

    @silicon_wrangler works on paper, not in real life idk maybe im wrong lol

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  13. Esme Ueda
    @eueda-1tk

    ok but any update on this? ?

    0 0 helpful
  14. Ruben M.
    @rubenm462

    ahh classic +1 same here

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  15. Bram W.
    @patch_forge

    honestly just reset the extension and save yourself the pain worked for me anyway 🤷

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  16. Hugo Adler
    @hugo.adler

    ok so make a backup before u touch the power plan, learned that the hard way

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  17. Uma Ferreira
    @silicon_wrangler

    @nina_signal nah thats not it, request has nothing to do with it. for me it was the DNS. swapped it and boom, fixed just my 2 cents

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  18. Jonas Reid
    @jonas.reid

    my laptop is officially haunted

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  19. Bram W.
    @patch_forge
    Accepted solution

    yeahhh check the Microsoft Update Catalog using the printer's hardware ID (Device Manager > Properties > Details > Hardware Ids). older drivers are often still there.

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