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XP sucks
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:48 pm
by dog
My graphic card burned out las week and in a temporary insanity I got a new computer. It has XP professional on it. And my NEC Superscript 660 printer does not work anymore. No driver is available as it is a ?GDI printer. I have heard that Windows 2003 is coming. Is it likely to solve my problem or I have to fork out big for a new printer?
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:57 pm
by Hopsta
Win 2003 is a server product only AFAIK, so cant see it helping you there [img]images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] Just got to love M$
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:32 pm
by PhilT
These days you can buy a printer for less than an ink cartridge!!!!
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 4:32 am
by dog
It seems I just have to buy a new printer. I really hate wasting anything, especially a perfectly good laser printer [img]images/graemlins/elefant.gif[/img]
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 7:53 am
by Taipan
Have you tried searching for exactly that on Google ?
"NEC Superscript 660 xp driver"
It may find one for you.
HTH
Eric
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:47 pm
by FatBoy
Here you go....an XP driver for the NEC SuperScript 660 laser printer..
NEC Drivers Download Page
This should sort your problem out.
Cheers
Paul
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:16 pm
by PhilT
Oh well....
No drivers are available for this Operating System at this time
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:21 pm
by Riz_RS4
I must say Windows XP Pro is the most stable O/S i have used todate.
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 3:36 pm
by runrowsam
I'm pretty pleased with it, and it does seem to figure out it's own problems eventually, as opposed to previous versions which just went pear-shaped and left you to pick up the pieces. Damn that blue screen of death!
Rock on
Sam [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 3:53 am
by dog
Thanks for the thoughts and suggestions.
I have done the google searc before I have posted here and it took me to the site that Fat Boy found and I got the answer of no driver available for this operating system. I have found a discussion that suggested that a Minolta driver would work but this is when I crushed the system and lost all my e-mails. (anyone knows how to transfer e-mails from one computer to another, I use Netscape 7.02)
So at the moment I am about to throw out my old but working photocopier and printer to buy a new multifunction gizmo. (Any suggetsion on which one?)
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 3:58 am
by dog
I forgot, I have also e-mailed NEC Australia who confirmed that there are ondeed no drivers for the SS660.
Should I ban NEC procucts or Microsoft?
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:29 am
by hbk
I heard on Friday that there won't be anything out to replace XP until 'Windows 2005' ?
Cheers
HOWARD
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:40 pm
by ChrisB
Should I ban NEC procucts or Microsoft?
NEC for sure, people jump to blame MS but manufacturers are just as responsible for providing drivers (if not more so) than MS are. I like XP Pro, like Riz I've found it to be the most stable Windows yet, not having drivers for old hardware is a small price to pay for the reliability of what is there.
If you go for a multifunction, I like HP's kit, and they usually have good driver support for a number of platforms!
Re: XP sucks
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:34 pm
by Bushy
Sorry to hear your problems, I have a HP multifunction with network print server, spot on, definitely gets my vote