Windows 7 does not connect to an old printer

I bought a new laptop which has windows 7. My old printer installs since its game upward for older versions of windows. What can I do to solve my problem?

Could you identify the printer name and model?

Have you checked the Web site of the manufacturer for updated drivers?

As suggested, if the printer does not have a native driver for Windows Vista or Windows 7, your next best option would upgrade to Windows 7 Professional and use it through the free Windows Virtual PC with Windows XP Mode.

Or you might consider buying a new printer that works in Windows 7.

Run in Windows XP Mode requires:

(1) Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise (not supported in Home Premium).

Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Virtual-PC/default.aspx

Windows XP Mode now accessible to more than PC

http://windowsteamblog.com/Windows/archive/b/Windows7/archive/2010/03/18/Windows-XP-mode-now-accessible-to-more-PCs.aspx

Get started with Windows Virtual PC

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Virtual-PC/get-started.aspx

http://www.notebooks.com/2009/11/23/using-Windows-Virtual-PC-with-Windows-XP-mode/

Windows 7 - upgrade Express features:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/features/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

Print from a virtual machine

There are several methods that you can use to make a printer available to a virtual machine. You can use the methods are affected by the question of whether a printer driver is available for Windows 7 and the printer is a local USB printer or a network printer. To share a local USB printer

1 note
This method is appropriate when the printer driver is available for the Windows 7 host operating system and the guest operating system. Just do these steps once per virtual machine. This procedure assumes that you have checked that the printer works in the host operating system.
Make sure that the printer is turned on and that the printer driver is available for installation. For example, you can install the driver on the internet or on a CD.

Redirect the printer to the virtual machine. In the virtual machine window, click USB and then click on the name of Connecternom.

2. install the printer driver in the guest operating system. You can install the driver on the internet or on a CD.

3. release the printer of the virtual machine. In the virtual machine window, click USB and then click on the name to release.

4 restart the virtual machine. In the virtual machine window, click Action, and then click on restart.

5. go in the desktop of the virtual machine and log in if necessary. (You will be connected automatically if you have saved the credentials.)

6. the printer will be available for use at both the host operating system and the guest operating system. To set up a printer for a virtual machine network

1. go in the desktop of the virtual machine and log in if necessary. (You will be connected automatically if you have saved the credentials.)

Note
The following steps are General, as well as the names of the buttons may differ from what is shown.

2. open the control panel and then open Printers.

3. click on add a printer. The Add Printer Wizard opens.

4. on the local page or network printer, select the network printer option and complete the wizard.

If you run Windows XP as a guest operating system, you must manually install the printer driver for each printer you want to use. The following steps describe this process. To install a printer driver in Windows XP

1. click on start and then click Printers and faxes.

2. under print jobs, click Add a printer. The Add Printer Wizard opens.

3. on the page local or network printer, select local printer connected to this computer and clear automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer.

4. on the select a Printer Port page, click the drop-down list control and select one of the TS number ports, and click Next.

5. on the install printer software, select Windows Update or the disk and complete the wizard. To print from a virtual machine

1. go in the desktop of the virtual machine and log in if necessary. (You will be connected automatically if you have saved the credentials.)

2. do one of the following:

* Since the desktop virtual, right-click on a file, then click on print.
Open him any application that includes a print option and then use the command print.

3. all printers available on the virtual machine are listed. Select a printer, and then click OK.

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