Lexmark Z515 inkjet printer

I just bought a Acer T180-ud400b, with Windows Vista Home Basic.
I can't get my printer to work. It shows as a Lexmark 510 series, but won't
even print a test page. Help!!!!!!!

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/seque...567_en,00.html

You're trying to install a ten year old printer model into a very recently
released O/S. Doesn't look like Lexmark are interested in providing drivers
for something as old as this.
http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-per...cgi&&req=:::::
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"DrD+Rocky" <DrD+Rocky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought a Acer T180-ud400b, with Windows Vista Home Basic.
> I can't get my printer to work. It shows as a Lexmark 510 series, but
> won't
> even print a test page. Help!!!!!!!

Dr D

There is no Vista driver for your printer, and it
looks like there isn't going to be either.

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/seque...567_en,00.html

Sorry about that, but lexmark seems to have only gone
back so far for its driver updates (??)

ps: lexmark release Vista drivers for X11xx series (yahoo)
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"DrD+Rocky" wrote:

> I just bought a Acer T180-ud400b, with Windows Vista Home Basic.
> I can't get my printer to work. It shows as a Lexmark 510 series, but won't
> even print a test page. Help!!!!!!!

Lexmark is doing a good job if adding new drivers for their printers, but
like a lot of us Lexmark owers, you'll have to have patience and wait for
drivers for your model of printer. Check lexmark.com often. On the lower
left corner is a link to check for printers with Vista compatible drivers
already written.

I'm still waiting myself, but I think they will come.

"DrD+Rocky" wrote:

> I just bought a Acer T180-ud400b, with Windows Vista Home Basic.
> I can't get my printer to work. It shows as a Lexmark 510 series, but won't
> even print a test page. Help!!!!!!!

gahiway

Indeed, Lexmark has been rather good at releasing their
Vista drivers, albeit a month or so later than they expected.

Point: If your printer is not on the list as 'coming soon'
or "date" or 'driver download', you will not be getting
a (Vista) driver for your printer.
Lexmark has decided to only go back to 2003 and update
their drivers, and then, not all of them in that time period.

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"gahiway" wrote:

> Lexmark is doing a good job if adding new drivers for their printers, but
> like a lot of us Lexmark owers, you'll have to have patience and wait for
> drivers for your model of printer. Check lexmark.com often. On the lower
> left corner is a link to check for printers with Vista compatible drivers
> already written.
>
> I'm still waiting myself, but I think they will come.
>

Thanks for the followup. When I made my reply, I hadn't realized the age of
the z515.

"LoneWolf" wrote:

> gahiway
>
> Indeed, Lexmark has been rather good at releasing their
> Vista drivers, albeit a month or so later than they expected.
>
> Point: If your printer is not on the list as 'coming soon'
> or "date" or 'driver download', you will not be getting
> a (Vista) driver for your printer.
> Lexmark has decided to only go back to 2003 and update
> their drivers, and then, not all of them in that time period.
>
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>
>
> "gahiway" wrote:
>
> > Lexmark is doing a good job if adding new drivers for their printers, but
> > like a lot of us Lexmark owers, you'll have to have patience and wait for
> > drivers for your model of printer. Check lexmark.com often. On the lower
> > left corner is a link to check for printers with Vista compatible drivers
> > already written.
> >
> > I'm still waiting myself, but I think they will come.
> >
>