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Bought a LEXMARK x63

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by murray_g

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I recently purchased a printer/scanner/fax machine. When I unpacked it I found a note that says I can't use it with WIN95. I want to avoid upgrading. I'm afraid I may lose some or all my programs and have to re-install all over again. Is thre a way to avoid upgrading? Also it didn't come with a USB cable nor does it have a parallel connection. I don't get it? Why must I purchase a cable?

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by lizzy

Check the lexmark site for windows 95 compatible drivers for that model printer.

Why must you buy a cable? Because that's one of the many ways these companies make money. Another way is outrageously expensive ink cartridges for their inexpensive printers...

Anyway, before you do go purchase a cable, make sure that you have a USB jack\hub on the back of your PC and that you have USB support installed in the Control Panel, System applet, devices, it will be listed at the very bottom of the list if it's installed on your pc.

Upgrading to Windows 98 Second Edition (use an upgrade version of windows 98) on top of your Windows 95 installation rather than wiping your drive might be a good alternative as you will get more features with the 98. Still, back up all of your mission critical data files no matter what you decide to do.

If you go with a parallel cable, make sure that the connectors are correct and that it's at least Bi-Directional, IEEE-1284 compliant. See the printer documentation prior to purchasing one.

Hope this helps!

by murray_g

Thank you but your answer came after the fact. I upgraded, purchased the cable and all "seems" to be ok. I had a glitch where I was getting "printer is busy" when it wasn't and I got "does not recognize USB port " or something like taht. I rebooted and we're back in busioness(I hope). A new glitch!: I tried faxing and I heard the dialing but the fax didn't go thru. Will try again over the weekend.

Thanks again

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