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18-10-12, 03:33 PM
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OMO Quick Windows 8 question
No slagging just a straight answer please.
If I wait and buy a windows 8 OS laptop am I 100% certain my existing printer will work with it? |
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18-10-12, 03:36 PM
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Re: OMO Quick Windows 8 question
Yes
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18-10-12, 03:36 PM
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Re: OMO Quick Windows 8 question
Shhhh you, your bias.
Im still not convinced. |
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18-10-12, 04:14 PM
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Re: OMO Quick Windows 8 question
I'd say possibly not straight out of the box but they're bound to sort out the driver situation pretty quickly.
Perhaps if you gave the model of printer or at least how old it is? |
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18-10-12, 04:24 PM
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Re: OMO Quick Windows 8 question
Yes - do you want a more detailed answer?
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18-10-12, 05:12 PM
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Re: OMO Quick Windows 8 question
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Just do a W8 driver search for your current printer then you'll know for sure.
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18-10-12, 05:18 PM
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Yeah I'd like an explanation to the yes.
My logic is: software is nearly always backwards compatible, eg windows vista will still run word 97. However hardware is rarely forward compatible eg the scanner that came with my windows ME desktop didn't work when i got my windows vista laptop. So why will me getting windows 8 not kill off my vista compatible printer? Printer make: HP Model: Deskjet 3050a |
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18-10-12, 05:42 PM
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Not found a piece of hardware that I can't get to work with 7 by loading drivers in compatibility more. 10 year old scanner was a challenge, no vista drivers. Same scanner worked with 8 beta with less problems.
So short answer, yes...probably
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18-10-12, 05:45 PM
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Re: OMO Quick Windows 8 question
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18-10-12, 06:41 PM
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Cheers spank, that's enough to let me tell Tom he was wrong and yet turned out to be correct too.
Guess ill give it a few weeks until windows 8 comes out. |
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