Manually browse and download Microsoft Drivers from windows update.  


  1. Posts : 6
    Win XP 32
       #1

    Manually browse and download Microsoft Drivers from windows update.


    Hi all,

    I use Linux and CUPS to provide free and stable networking printing shares for our community centre. Its easy to connection windows xp clients to the linux printer server, windows 7 is a pain, I have a work around, but would like to make it more streamlined.

    I can get some older printers that do not have official windows 7 drivers working by using windows update during the driver selection phase of the printer set-up procedure. And selecting a slightly different printer from the list of available windows update drivers.

    While this method works, there is a delay of between 5-10 minutes after clicking the windows update button before the list of drivers appears.

    I would like to know if its possible to do any of the following 2 ideas:

    1. manually access these driver files on Microsoft website somewhere, and download them for latter use.

    2. Find where windows 7 saves the downloaded driver files and package them some how so they can be re-distributed.

    As always your comments/suggestions are very welcome.
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  2. Posts : 1,533
    Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
       #2

    Remush said:
    Hi all,

    I use Linux and CUPS to provide free and stable networking printing shares for our community centre. Its easy to connection windows xp clients to the linux printer server, windows 7 is a pain, I have a work around, but would like to make it more streamlined.

    I can get some older printers that do not have official windows 7 drivers working by using windows update during the driver selection phase of the printer set-up procedure. And selecting a slightly different printer from the list of available windows update drivers.

    While this method works, there is a delay of between 5-10 minutes after clicking the windows update button before the list of drivers appears.

    I would like to know if its possible to do any of the following 2 ideas:

    1. manually access these driver files on Microsoft website somewhere, and download them for latter use.

    2. Find where windows 7 saves the downloaded driver files and package them some how so they can be re-distributed.

    As always your comments/suggestions are very welcome.
    I don't think there is a way to do that I would recommend that you set up a domain and be the system administrator for all fo the Windows 7 pcs, so you can install all of the updates on all of the computers at the same time.
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  3. Posts : 1,872
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
       #3

    You can get drivers from here. Just search for the printer name.

    Microsoft Update Catalog

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
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