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by rahc

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i have lost old cds from old computer. i need to reinstall my cannonbjc620 printer to my new computer and i do not no what to do. the printer may be bad or i need software 4 installation---i forgot it has been soo long. plese advise
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by thechas

The drivers for the BJC620 from Canons site are bare bones drivers. And do not include the Windows Printing System interface that was sent with the printer.

The original printer driver was shipped on 2 floppy disks.
I haven't looked, but youmay be able to download the WPS driver from the Canon channel at www.driverguide.com

What OS are you running? I believe that W98 and Me have built in support for the 620.

I happen to have the W95 WPS files on a Canon CD that came with my BJC7004. If you want, I can e-mail them to you.

by thechas

I just re-read your question.
I didn't catch the new computer the first time.
Make sure that your parellel port is set to either bi-directional or ECP in system BIOS.
Have the printer connected and turned on.
Boot your PC. If you are running Windows, it should find the printer and guide you through driver installation.

If not, go to settings, printers, and click on add printer.
Choose select, and see if your printer is listed, then follow the dialogs to install the default Windows drivers.

by jedimaster2003

Steps to take:
1. Does your PC recognize the printer at all? if not uninstall your printer in "Add/Remove Hardware", if there and then reboot.
2. If it does recognize the printer, but ask for drive via "New Hardware found" Wizard, you can download them from Canon's Web site, and go under Driver/Software. (these will be just printer drivers, not any utilities that may have with the printer originally).
3. Places on the internet;

www.windrivers.com
www.canon.com
(also do a internet search for "Drivers", and it should list possible web addresses for this info).

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