[cups.general] CUPS and Vista

[Martin Drab]

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Helge Blischke wrote:

> Michael Sweet wrote:
> > Helge Blischke wrote:
> > 
> >> Does anyone know if/when an analogon to the CUPS6
> >> driver stuff for XP/2000/2003 will be available for Vista?
> > 
> > 
> > Unless somebody steps up to write it, not soon.  We're still working
> > on 64-bit XP drivers... :(
> > 
> > That said, adding support for the existing Vista PostScript driver
> > *should* be feasible in the near term - we just need to update the
> > Samba export stuff accordingly.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of Vista loaded on any of my
> > systems, so I don't have the resources to do this work myself.
> > 
> > I assume that the XP printer drivers are not compatible with Vista?
> > 
> 
> ... at least the default Vista installation nowhere contains
> the PSCRIPT... files so that even a set up with .INF files which
> works for XP,2000,2003 fails on Vista. It seems Vista (as preinstalled
> on newly bought PCs) only supports XPS, nothing of PostScript.

I've just tried the 64-bit XP drivers with Vistas. They seem to load to 
Vistas, but it does not work. Vistas complaint with some error 0x00006f7, 
whatever that is, and the printer does not install. :-(

Martin