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by tigers7612

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i need a generic driver that will let win 2000 reconize and use a lexmark 2050 printer. the manufacturer says that it is not compatible to win2000. the system will reconize it but not the driver.

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by tigers7612

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went there and found that they just don't make one for this printer in win2000 will tell customer tht he should replace device.

by thechas

Is this printer listed on the W2K Hardware Compatibility List?

If so, there should be a "generic" driver built into Windows.
Instead of using the manufactures disk, manually select your printer from the list.

Generally speaking, I have found that if the manufacture does not offer a driver for a version of Windows, you are much better off replacing hardware than trying to make it work.

Chas

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