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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.