I have 2 questions, one in regards to this model and the other in regards to Windows 7: 1- Does anyone know if my Dell printer (Photo 964) will work with this computer? 2- I have heard terrible things about Windows 8 and thats why I'm shopping for a...
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I don't see why the printer wouldn't work. I'm sure all you would need to do is download a driver from Dell's website if it didn't work right away. I have not heard any plans to phase out Windows 7 just yet. But even if they were to, it wouldn't make a difference in my opinion. I just recently bought this computer with Windows 7 Pro and I upgraded/downgraded (whichever way you want to look at it) to Windows 7 Home Premium. In my opinion, it's the best OS that Windows ever created. I now have 3 computers with this OS and never once have I had a problem with it. I wouldn't worry about Win7 being phased out unless you rely on customer support or something like that.
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Yes, I am working with it and had no problems. I just installed it a few weeks ago, following the procedure in the manual, then the firmware was automatically updated and then connected to the computer with the drivers and apps previously installed from the cd. I printed from word, open office, gimp, illustrator, chrome, adobe reader, and all of them worked fine, I am using it with a usb cable but because I need to test large heavy graphics, but the speed when printing wireless was as fast as usb for letter size documents. The drivers are current. No compatibility problems or popups.
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I use it with Windows 8 & it works very well. Good, low cost printer. rtwilsdon@aol.com
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Yes, I have Windows 7 on my Dell Laptop and it synced right up and works great. Also prints from iPad 2.
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I have a Dell with Windows 7. I plugged the Printer into my Computer and it only "partially" loaded the Driver. So I initially couldn't use Windows 7 Print/Scan software as plug and play. You simply load in the provided Canon CD (I installed everything and later on uninstalled programs I didn't want) Now everything works great including Windows 7 Print/Scan software too.
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I believe all dell computers come installed with windows. Sometimes it is pasted on the computer. These usually have windows 3. I have 6 of them. I bought one here 6 weeks ago and it works fine. A local computer technician that works on Dells should bring it right up.
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So the netbook would have a card slot to upload photos? Will she be able to use this netbook with our printer? Im sorry for such stupid sounding questions but I want to make sure she can do things she currently does on my full size desk top. We are thinking of getting the Dell Inspiron Mini 10v. What is windows 7 starter? Not sure if you should get that or XP? Also not sure what the difference is between Intel Atom Z530 and Intel Atom N270 is, but is it worth an extra $200?
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I JUST (as in 3 days ago) got a new Dell PC with Windows 8 and along with the PC it came with this version as a dell Download. I did download it, and YES it is working just fine as far as I can tell.
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I think it might depend on the software you're running, I have one of these model's and it came with Win 7 and it's own "refurbished unit recovery disc, but I also have another newer unit that runs Win 7 and I really thought since the printer I had with Xp wasn't listed, that I might have to buy a compatible unit, well, I didn't even have to load the printer driver disc as Win 7 found a compatible driver and now my Xp compatible printer works just fine with Win 7, so I think it may depend on which software you're using with the DC5100.
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I have not tried to down grade this from Windows 8 to Windows 7 yet. I did a lot of searching of online reviews of this computer, before I bought it. Somewhere I saw someone complained when they down graded it from Windows 8 to Windows 7, and they had a problem with finding drivers for some of the computer components, but I cannot find that review (This may have been on another HP Desktop, but not sure). Best Buy has a lot more reviews on this exact computer, and here is the posted link. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+ENVY+Desktop+-+10GB+Memory+-+1.5TB+Hard+Drive/7479285.p?id=1218847153040&skuId=7479285&strId=468&strClr=true "I was reading some of the review on the best buy website and a couple of them did put Windows 7 on their machines. One was a 3 star review and the second one was a 4 star review. You might want to try and ask the person who posted that review the same question and see if they are happy with the down grade. Also I was shown where to download the Start Button for Windows 8, and this has made my life a lot easier using this computer. Here is the link for the start button for Classic Windows 8. http://www.classicstart8.com/. I'm too chicken to try and down grade the operating system, because this is my only working desktop right now. I did add in a used blue-ray player from my last dead HP Desktop, and I only had to upgrade the Cyberlink PowerDVD software to 13, and the blue-ray works just fine. I hope this helps you out with your question.
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Hi, Anybody have trouble with the software aspect? I am running into trouble with the driver intalls, in particular the DLLs, and the worst is driver CNMBR333, even with the updated drivers. I already email tech suppport and they responded quickly but their solution didnt work. I wont hear again till tommorow but since so many others here are enthused about what is definitley a quality printer that even make standard paper printouts seem like photo paper, I though maybe someone with a bit more experience with install issues might be able to help.Thank You Regardless
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I don't know about Windows 8, but as far as I'm concerned it isn't even worth worrying about... Nasty flimsy printer, horrid customer service - the 7510 replaced an older worn-out HP all-in-one which was fine/better quality, but which left behind an HP embedded printer file which took 4 hours to remove (including 2 1/2 hours with HP tech support in India taking over my computer remotely) before I could even install the 7510. (I getting a double-window popup on my screen, which I couldn't get rid of and finally Googled to find it was an HP printer file. There were MANY other people on the forum with the same issue...) This printer also no longer has HP Solution Center support - according to HP: Microsoft required HP to use MS print software with its new printers.. Really?! I guess I'm supposed to have "stupid" stamped on my forehead? The custom options for printing are drastically reduced. I bought add'l large capacity cartidges, which were defective... I've been a loyal HP customer for 35 years, but will never buy another HP product! I gave the new 7510 to a friend for his kids to play with... BUY A CANON! I'm very happy with the Canon MX892 (I even bought an extra to have on hand.) This printer is solid, easy to set up, prints quality photos, has all the customizable print options HP used to have +, and is miles above the new HP "quality"!
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Yes, it works with Windows 8. I have Windows 8 on my laptop and the printer is in basement and I print to it wirelessly from my laptop in livingroom. Its a very nice printer. Haven't had any problems with it. Does not print the best photos but does print them in a pinch. I have a deskjet to print my photos.
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Hey mate, it does work with windows 7 I tried it myself not too bad. But printing on the label is not 100% accurate you might miss some bits on the edges but I believe that it depends on the printer brand and model as well. Cheers
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Just received the MX860 printer and have to install on a new Windows 7 machine. Anyone who has installed this printer on a Windows 7 machine and can provide details of how they did it would be appreciated. I have downloaded all the Windows 7 drivers/software to a thumbdrive. What next? Thanks in advance.
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Hi Orange. This may not be an adequate answer, since I'm running Win7-64bit, but the print server is strictly an IP device. The print queue must be set to LPR and will not work if set to the native Windows "RAW" communication. Not knowing Win8 details, I would guess that it would work if Win has an LPR server component. Also, it is very slow and I would recommend a better print server...if it's within your budget. I've found these inexpensive devices to be more trouble than their worth. Good luck.
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Hi, this printer is compatible with windows 7 only, as stated on the box. I bought it because the description said windows 8 or 7. I gave it to my mother and she says it is very nice, the features work great. I hope this helps you. Good luck! : )