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  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 64bit
       #1

    Epson lq 870


    Hi
    i have a Epson lq 870 dot-matrix printer and i can't install it on a win7 machine. is there a possibility to install it on a other way. On the Epson website i didn't find the drivers.
    I thougt to install a virtual machine with my inventory software that needs the printer. I read somewhere that windows 7 has a modus to emulate winxp. does it work also for drivers or only for software?
    thanks
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  2. Posts : 966
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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    saimen said:
    Hi
    i have a Epson lq 870 dot-matrix printer and i can't install it on a win7 machine. is there a possibility to install it on a other way. On the Epson website i didn't find the drivers.
    I thougt to install a virtual machine with my inventory software that needs the printer. I read somewhere that windows 7 has a modus to emulate winxp. does it work also for drivers or only for software?
    thanks
    As long as you have Hardware Virtualization available to you [only about 2/3 of processors have that option built into them] you can run anything pretty much within Windows XP Mode.

    However, you also need to take into account that the LQ 870 is a damn old printer. The last operating system it was supported on was Windows 98 & Windows NT 4. So much has changed since then within Windows and how it handles drivers, I'd honestly say you have a 1 in 1000 chance it'll work correctly. With XP mode, given you meet the hardware requirements [you can find out by following Step 2 HERE] I'd say 1 in 5 chance then.
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  3. Posts : 867
    XP, Vista, W7 64bit Home Premium
       #3

    Here is a link to the processors that support virtualization -

    Which Intel CPUs Support XP Mode Virtualization? - Tom's Hardware
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #4

    jelyman said:
    saimen said:
    Hi
    i have a Epson lq 870 dot-matrix printer and i can't install it on a win7 machine. is there a possibility to install it on a other way. On the Epson website i didn't find the drivers.
    I thougt to install a virtual machine with my inventory software that needs the printer. I read somewhere that windows 7 has a modus to emulate winxp. does it work also for drivers or only for software?
    thanks
    As long as you have Hardware Virtualization available to you [only about 2/3 of processors have that option built into them] you can run anything pretty much within Windows XP Mode.

    However, you also need to take into account that the LQ 870 is a damn old printer. The last operating system it was supported on was Windows 98 & Windows NT 4. So much has changed since then within Windows and how it handles drivers, I'd honestly say you have a 1 in 1000 chance it'll work correctly. With XP mode, given you meet the hardware requirements [you can find out by following Step 2 HERE] I'd say 1 in 5 chance then.
    I think that XP simulation is just for versions of Windows above HP.
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  5. Posts : 1
    W 7 64bit
       #5

    Happy


    I used USB to 1284 Axago I installed a driver for the EPSON LQ-680C and the printer works . No problem.
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