Driver Co-existence on Windows

Older and Newer Drivers

Some drivers can be installed on the same PC along with other drivers. On Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, the following pairs can be installed on the same PC.

•Driver 7.4 and Card Printer Driver 2.0

•Driver 7.5 and Card Printer Driver 2.1

•Driver 7.6 and Card Printer Driver 2.2

•Driver 7.7 and Card Printer Driver 2.3

If the printer is installed with a 7.x driver and you want to install a new printer that uses the 4.x driver, do the following:

•Delete the 7.x driver (in the printers window)

•Run the Cleanup Utility to remove 7.x driver files

•Remove any folder to which the 7.x files were extracted

•Remove the 7.x driver CD from the PC

•Install both printers with the 4.x driver

On Windows XP (32-bit) or Windows Server 2003, the following drivers must be updated to the newer version:

•Card Printer Driver 2.0 to Card Printer Driver 4.0

•Driver 2.1 to Driver 4.1

•Driver 2.2 to Driver 4.2

•Driver 2.3 to Driver 4.3

On Windows Vista (32 bit) or Windows Server 2008, the following drivers must be updated to the newer version:

•Card Printer Driver 3.0 to Card Printer Driver 4.0

•Driver 3.1 to Driver 4.1

•Driver 3.2 to Driver 4.2

•Driver 3.3 to Driver 4.3

Windows 2000 is not supported by the 4.x printer driver.

If the printer is installed with the 1.x driver, delete the driver and install the printer with the 4.x driver. See "Shared Printers" for information about updating when using printer sharing.

During driver installation, the installation detects the earlier version (1.0, 2.x, or 3.x) and prompts you to update the existing driver before installing the new version. After updating the existing driver, start installation again to install the new printer with the 4.x driver.

Installation Guide

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