Have a brothers mfc 420cn using windows

Hi,


Here's a full user manual and specifications of your Brother MFC-420CN thru this LINK. You should find your answers through this manual. Other features available for reading.



I hope this works for you. Kindly reply for further assistance. Good Luck!


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Hello,

The MFC-420CN is part of the BH3 series which brother did not develop drivers or software for compatible with Windows 7.

This does not mean it is not compatible though.
What this means is that you can only use the built in drivers with windows 7.

When you plug is with a USB cable, it should install automatically for printing and scanning.

If you are using a network, you can go through the add a printer in "Devices and printers" but wont be able to scan.

If WIndows does not give you the option to select the MFC-420CN, then you will need to complete a windows update to have the driver.

Thanks,

Pat

Yes, just use Windows 7 Update function to install proper drivers automatically. The drivers provided by Brother on CD do not work, though.

Hi
You can try to download this software for your product
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-vista/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=MFC-420CN%2020%2F15ppm%206000x1200dpi%20Copier%2FFax%2FPrinter%2FScanner&v=Brother&uid=MFC420CN&pf=8&pi=5&c=Printers%20%26%20Scanners&sc=Multifunction&os=32-bit

Download using the links below:
Brother Solutions Center: MFC-420CN: Others
BRAdmin Light for Macintosh®

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/files/dlf/doc000219/MFC-210C_UsaEngUsr_B.pdf

The link above will take you to a User's Manual for your particular All-In-One. On page 1-2 INTRODUCTION, it shows the button that needs to be pressed in order to access the Scan Mode of your MFC-420CN. Installed software that came with the model should open up when the button is pressed. If not, consult the manual on how to install the software again.

Or you may want to use existing Windows software (example: in Windows Vista, you can use Windows Fax and Scan).

Hope this helps! Give me a rating if it does, thanks!

OpenSource13

Try setting up the scanner in the scanners and camera control panel.... more than likely you are just hitting the scan button on the printer and it is using the defaults on the printer's installed software and is automatically sending it to your images folder. Maybe some clarification on exactly what you want to do?

If you have office, open microsoft document imaging and acquire the file that way ( acquire scan, and then cut and paste into word)

download drivers from brother homepage of your country:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/Public_s/index.html

Try using the WindowsXP driver directly, click on 'continue anyway' and see if that works.

Do you have more information or questions?
The more information you provide to us, the better we can help.

Thanks!

Here.......
............... is link to driver mfc420cn, Choose full driver and software package to enable scanning too.
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/download_index.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc420cn_us&type2=1&os=74&flang=English&dlid=