Hi,
I am having Sharp AR-M160 MFP (Multi-Function Printer) with Parallel and USB Ports.
I run it on USB Port on a standalone/dedicated desktop (i.e. the MFP is not connected through network).
I want a compatible MFP Driver supporting Windows 8.1 64 Bit OS - (Integrated Installer for GDI/SPLC Printing & Scanning via USB).
My desktop is having ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 Motherboard and AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955, Model 4, Processor/CPU.
There is already a post related to the same topic, but, for Win 7 64 Bit OS asked by James on May 24, 2013.
The post was a great help and I tried almost everything mentioned in the post, for example:-
1) Searching the driver at Sharp Australia, Hong Kong, USA, Europe etc. sites and also at this link http://www.sharp-cee.com/cps/rde/xchg/scee/hs.xsl/-/html/service__downloads.htm but it is not available.
2) Downloading drivers of Win 7/ XP/ Vista 64 Bit OS from the above sites and link.
3)Running these drivers as it is or in Compatibility Mode as explained in the above referred post.
I have also sent mails to Sharp Australia, Hong Kong, India and USA, but not received any communication from them.
Earlier I was running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit and was using the following driver which was downloaded by me on 22/08/2012 from Sharp, Australia website:-
“ARM160-M205-5220-5316E-5320D-E_DRV_GDI-SPLC-TWAIN-Win2k-XP-Vista-7-ver1002a_GB”
Now, this driver does not support Win 8.1.
Also when I install Win 7 64 Bit OS Driver directly or in compatibility mode, the Insta Shield Wizard shows following errors, as given in the chronological sequence of screen shots below:-
I am not able to understand whether it is a driver or a OS issue?
Kindly guide and help in the matter at your earliest.