[Virtualacorn-list] W7 gotchas?

[Alan Adams]

In message <53c86c92e1Stuartlists at orpheusinternet.co.uk>
          lists <Stuartlists at orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> On 11 Jan in mail, T.O.M.S. <admin at toms12.plus.com> wrote:
>> Another point which may or may not affect you: Any aged perpiherals
>> you have may not work post-upgrade. This is a (lack of) compatible
>> drivers problem, so maybe worth checking with the manufacturer(s)'
>> Support pages before the upgrade.

> Yes, we came across this when my wife got her new W7 machine about 18
> months ago.

> The Canon scanner had to be replced and there were no drivers for our
> aging Canon S4500. However, this failed anyway shortly after the purchase
> of the PC and had to be replaced with a more modern printer.


You will usually find Vista drivers work on W7.

> There were/are also isues with our Dell 2330 though some drivers are
> available.



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Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
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