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(Unverified)Oct 10th 2008 3:18PM
Maybe someone can clarify something for me since I am a total noob. My wife goes into Circuit City and by the lastest and greatest laptop, brings it home and I turn it on to set it up and it's got Vista 64 on it. Now she can't print because we have a Dell printer that isn't supported. Calling Dell support, they tell her that there isn't an updated driver for Vista 64 yet and probably won't be until the spring.
1) Will using this solve the problem?
2) Do I need a XP cd with a key?
I really don't want to go out and buy a new printer... especially when it's something as easy as a driver issue.
leeOct 10th 2008 3:20PM
Absolutely. You'll still have Vista x64 in the background, but you can install XP in Virtual Box, with a license, of course ;-)
You'd probably be better off finding XP drivers and downgrading your machine though.
ICWienerOct 11th 2008 8:03AM
Jimbo - A better option than going back to XP is switching to 32-bit Vista. Return the machine and get one with 32-bit Vista. There are almost certainly 32-bit drivers out there that will work with Vista.
rifrafOct 11th 2008 3:09PM
If you want to keep the printer around and use it. You're best bet is to create an XP VM and run the old printer through there. You might be able to setup a printer share in the xp vm and share it off to you vista, but you'll still may have problems with drivers. The other issue that may be a problem is your printer/usb port compatibility with whatever VM software you use. Some VM software have issues connecting to those type of devices. VMServer is hit or miss, I'm not sure on VBox.
And yes, you will need a key for XP.