I have a Lexmark 2300 inkjet printer/scanner/copier. I just bought a new laptop with Windows Vista. I have attempted to connect my Lexmark to this machine and the error message came up that there were problems during the process. I then thought that I needed a newer download. So I went to the lexmark site and I put in the necessary info but still couldn't get it to download. Is series not compatible with Windows Vista???

There are several ways to scan. Place your document face down on the glass. If you have the Lexmark software loaded and running its monitor program, either press the scan button (the second button) on the printer or launch the Lexmark Imaging Studio (Start > All Programs > Lexmark 2300 Series > Lexmark Imaging Studio or double click on the shortcut on the desktop) and click one of the Scan options (pictures or text).

The All-in-one Center will open and you can adjust the scan settings and the destination for the scan. Click Scan Now to scan.

If you have Vista, you can also scan to Paint. In Windows 7, both Paint and Windows Fax and Scan will also acquire scans.

If you have problems, try a new USB cable or connecting to a different port. Scanners require bi-directional communication with the computer and can fail even when the printer works.

Cindy Wells
(We had a scanner that would preview but not scan due to a bad cable. So it can give an intermittent issue.)

There may be some companion files you had in previous Windows versions that are no longer present in Vista.
Go to the Lexmark US site and look for 'Support' and check if they have provided new files for Vista-equipped systems.

Not good news, lexmark have only issued a limited version of their drivers for Vista, details and down load from

http://support.lexmark.com/index?locale=en&productCode=LEXMARK_P6350&userlocale=EN_US&segment=DOWNLOAD&os=WINDOWS_VISTA&page=downloadsList&oslocale=en_US#1

you need to go to the "lexmark.com website" and download the new "vista" driver, it was looking for XP, and they are two different programs, also you can go to "control panel", and Open scanners and Printers, and see if the vista "hardware wizard" picks it up, and installs it too, let me know if this helps, god bless......

that a usual problem among printer that cannot print of a vista OS..I suggest that you will use a windows XP .

Hi,

You need to download the Vista compatible setup here from Lexmark,

http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:567:0:0&searchLang=en&os_group=Windows%20Vista&target=

Run the setup after it finishes downloading but ONLY connect the printer to the computer when the setup instructs you to do so.

I cant load my lexmark 2300 onto my new computer with vista windows

You can use the Lexmark z42 drivers that come with Vista to make it print but I doubt you could get it to scan. New MFP are a dime a dozen these days so it may be time to upgrade.

The Lexmark 730 is compatable with the Vista operating system but the driver CD that came with the printer is out of date. I would recommend that you download the lastest driver for the printer from http://downloads.lexmark.com/static/229-1-0-501.html

Hi I found that you can download the drivers for vista here http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/do... Good luck Redsocks