Alps md5000 printer driver for pc with windows 7

There are NO Windows 7 drivers for the ALPS MD printer. I've read that you can run an XP virtual mode on Win7 that allows you to use the printer. If you are comfortable tweaking the OS, it's a workable option. I picked-up an old (and cheap) laptop on Craigslist and printed my decals from there.

1. delete any MD5000 printer entries. *(I had no other printer entries defined)*
2. Use ADD/REMOVE programs to remove the driver.
3. Disconnect printer USB cable (one you bought on EBAY) My laptop has no Parallel port.
4. Reinstall Driver (I am using 2.2.4) specifying not to make it the default printer. For me the 2.2.4 install worked fine.
5. use the add a printer function to manually add the MD5000P. I pointed the install wizard to the 2.2.4 file created by the installation of the driver when it asked if I had a disk. for my computer that was:
C:\Documents and Settings\AMD64\My Documents\My Received Files\MDP224XP
5. after the printer definition was successful , I followed the steps from a
previous message in the ALPS group listed below listed below:

RIGHT CLICK MD5000P ICON, and open properties menu for said printer (this is the one you created manually)

click PORT TAB:

pick a USB port ( virtual printer port) from list *(the install set it to a
port of MD_LPT1 I selected USB001)*

DISABLE bi-directional support RADIO BUTTON,

click ADVANCED TAB:

click PRINT DIRECTLY TO PRINTER radio button,

OPEN PRINT PROCESSOR BUTTON on bottom of page,
from menu select ALMD224S (for print processor)
and DATA TYPE select RAW(FF AUTO).

I plugged the printer in a USB slot and printed test page and a color
photograph.

After this all worked I reset the USB port definition to reselect the bi-directional function. So I do run with the bi-directional mode

Note that Win XP itself will auto create a printer definition using a Microsoft driver "Alps MD-5000P (MS)" if you use this printer to print you will not get any of the ALPS functions.

But this seems to have worked for me.

I hope this helps you. I have only worked with an Alps MD5000 so I have not done this with any other model but the steps I think the steps could still apply because of windows requirements. I have not tried to install the driver on Vista so I do not know if it will work but it might.

Hope this helps.

If any of this is a problem you can contact me and hopefully we can work it out on the phone or chat or whatever

Good Luck

There are WinXP drivers for the MD-4000. You can find them in the files section in the Yahoo ALPS Group. There are some conflicts with the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and the ALPS printers. It is best to connect to a computer running SP2 and has a parallel port. The ALPS group also has the Twain for the Scanner. The MD-4000 does require a carrier to scan things.

The MD-5000 will print foils.

Hello,

There isn't any Vista and Windows 7 drivers for this printer. The manufacturer still hasn't produced any. This is really sad because I have the same printer and I have to stick with XP just to be able to use it.

- HotRatchet

There are no OS X drivers for the 5000.
If your version of OS X is old enough, you can run the )S 9 driver under classic.

MAC is NOT my forte... however, I do know that ALPS offered THIS a few years after the MD5000 came out:

USB Interface Kit for the iMac OS V8.01 and Windows ($99)

You might find it on ebay etc. and be able to use it (no support with this printer on OS X!).

Join the Alps mailing list at YahooGroups. The drivers are in the files section.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alps/

Join the alps and alpsdecal groups at http://www.groups.yahoo.com. The drive is in the files section of one of the groups.