Windows 7: Lexmark x74-75 printer - Help with Install?

Miranova23 · 31 Jan 2012

Lexmark x74-75 printer, on my rig, specs in the drop down.

The setup program from the cd opens, I click "Install," select English, and then,
nothing... . . .

I've heard of people getting this to work with Windows 7 before. How on earth did you get it to work?

Anak · 31 Jan 2012

Hi Miranova!

Yep, searched for Windows 7 Compatibility Center; Lexmark X75 All-in-One Printer - 64-bit, then clicked on the See what the community is saying link, and found this How to make Lexmark X75 All-in-One Printer work with Windows 7 - Microsoft Answers

Hopefully it will work with your hybrid.

epportal3 · 31 Jan 2012

Hi my friend...If you want to install the drivers for your "Lexmark X74" on Windows 7 you wont be able to do this cause -> http://support.lexmark.com/index?pag...erlocale=EN_UK look at the compatible OS for it.. And "Lexmark X75" has latest drivers install only for Windows XP 32bit, so I believe you need to change your printer for newer one which is compatible with newer OS systems.
Hope I helped you a bit

epportal3 · 31 Jan 2012

The "Lexmark X75" might work on Windows 7 32bit I believe but not too sure...well my eg. I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit system and I've been using Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 sound card which is 2002 make and the drivers are from yh Windows XP

Miranova23 · 31 Jan 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Anak

Hi Miranova!

Yep, searched for Windows 7 Compatibility Center; Lexmark X75 All-in-One Printer - 64-bit, then clicked on the See what the community is saying link, and found this How to make Lexmark X75 All-in-One Printer work with Windows 7 - Microsoft Answers

Hopefully it will work with your hybrid.

Followed that, mostly-- I have the CD, couldn't find the drivers for download. But I did the compatibility checkbox & run as administrator checkbox. Same result as before.

Looking more closely, I've noticed that it doesn't really ask for a language, but it says "The software that you have selected is not available in English. Please select from the list below." And only English is listed. I select & click ok, then the process keeps running for a bit, then just stops without anything else happening. Confusing...

Would there be a shot if I tried safe mode?

Anak · 01 Feb 2012

Sure I would try Safe mode, if that still doesn't work have a look here:
Compatibility Mode

Go over the procedures in Option One, and if that seems "mostly" okay,
Try running the troubleshooter in Option Two,
You may even feel adventurous, and check into the registry settings in Option Three.

If all that fails then take note of the

Note

Blue note

at the begging of the tutorial, you may have to use an emulator.

Miranova23 · 02 Feb 2012

I went ahead with the XP Mode, and turns out that this virtual environment can't see that there's a printer usb plugged in...

I'm going to try Safe Mode-- kept forgetting whenever I'd start up so, lol. I'll try that, too, and post back for how it went.

@epportal3, I know it is listed as not compatible, but I've seen users here saying that they have the same exact one I do, working on 64-bit 7. So tis possible.

Miranova23 · 02 Feb 2012

Somehow I only caught it in safe mode: one of the .exe's has "16" on the end. It must be that it's a 16 bit program overall. The Install button wasn't even on the like splash screen where it belongs. =(

Oh well, guess I'm stuck with only printing off my laptop. =/

Anak · 02 Feb 2012

Don't give up now!

Always go to the bottom of the page you are on, you may find threads of similar interest:
Lexmark X74-X75 printer :-)

A search here at 7F:
Windows 7 Forums - Search Results for Lexmark x74-75 printer

Anak · 18 Feb 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Miranova23

I went ahead with the XP Mode, and turns out that this virtual environment can't see that there's a printer usb plugged in...

When you installed XPmode did you also install the Integration Features Pack?
Windows Virtual PC Integration Features - Install, Enable, and Disable

Windows 7: Lexmark x74-75 printer - Help with Install?

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