Printer driver fix for Windows 8.1 and a Lexmark ink-jet printer P4350

Hi,

The problem is that Lexmark supplies the Drivers for their Products, not Microsoft.

And Computer, Printer and other Computer hardware manufacturer's reach the stage where they stop trying to write Drivers for each newer Operating System that Microsoft releases.

Lexmark stopped supplying Drivers for that model Printer with Vista.

Cheers.

Thanks for information - yes I appreciate your comments but 'Hope' that there might be some super guru who has found a work-around to thwart this frustrating situation, I am sure I am not the only one who is up against this type of problem.

What it means is that it is time to upgrade the Printer.

That Printer was released to use with Windows 2000, XP and Vista.

What it comes down to is simple good business practice.

If Lexmark and others continue to write Drivers software for a 15yo Printer, they go out of business.

Instead of that they manufacture new Printers which are better and smarter and keeps them in business.

Cheers.

Hi,

I'm not familiar with your specific model, but this is what worked for my X5340, which is a USB printer... no wireless.... Where my notes mention unhooking the printer, you may also need to turn yours completely off if it has a wireless connection... or turn off the wireless...

You may be better off with the original drivers.. the newer ones for my printer had no FAX drivers...

1) Turn on and hook up your printer... This needs to be done just this one time to get it to show up in Devices and Printers... Otherwise, all I get with my machine is the Lexmark Fax, and as a result, you can't "Remove" the printer.

2) Once the printer is visible in Devices and Printers, unhook it..

3) "REMOVE" the Lexmark Printer and Lexmark Fax (if you have one) in Devices and Printers.

      If you have a Fax, Remove it first... You may need to close Devices and Printers, then reopen it, 

      for the changes to appear

4) Stop the Print Spooler. The "Print Spooler" can be found in Control Panel... Administrative Tools... SERVICES...

5) Uninstall the software\drivers... In the process of doing this, I got a popup Security message from Windows Firewall concerning "Allowing" Printer Communication...  I unchecked "SHARED" on the 1st message and the 2nd I selected "Allow".

6) At the prompt from the Lexmark uninstaller, Reboot.

7) After rebooting, stop the Print Spooler again.

8) Reinstall software\drivers... I used both XP SP3 and Vista Compatibility Mode on different attempts, and both worked... Hook the printer back up when prompted by the installer.

Before steps 9 + 10, check to see if Bidirectional support is Enabled... It may already be, and if so, skip to Step #11.

9) Unhook the printer again and reboot. Bidirectional Support must be Enabled, and the setting won't stick if the printer is hooked up.. You need to reboot to clear things up before the next step.

10) Enable Bidirectional Support and Reboot. To do this, go to Devices and Printers and select "Printer Properties" and then the "PORTS" tab... The check box is near the bottom.

11) Set any Printer Preferences you use, if any, and it's ready to go.