I am trying to install a Lexmark x3310 Printer on my Windows 8 Computer. Is there a way to do that?

Soulvisitor

• 1113 Answers
• Posted on Dec 27, 2007

SOURCE: lexmark x1270

Important - Do not reconnect the USB cable until the install software prompts the question of how the printer is connected

Important - Delete old installs

Attention Windows Vista Users
If you have installed your printer on your PC using an original Lexmark Driver CD that came with your product and you are experiencing problems when printing, you may have installed the Windows XP driver.

Follow these steps to resolve:
· Disconnect your USB cable from your printer.
· Uninstall all Lexmark printer drivers on your PC. (For more information Click Here)
· Download the correct Vista driver for your model. (Click Here)
· Install the driver on your PC. (Click Here)
If you are facing issues, scanning using your All in One Center, Here is an alternative.

Download lexmark driver http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:0:0:0 note (Please allow pop-ups in your browser for this website)

SOURCE: Installation software for Lexmark X75 All-In-One printer

www.lexmark.com has your answers.


got backup?

SOURCE: My windows vista Business cannot install my Lexmark X83 All-in-one printer!

Lexmark is not officially making any driver for the X83 that will work with Vista because its a 32 bit printer and Vista is 64 bit. Sounds like some BS to me. So, I have the same problem, a perfectly working printer and an incompatible OS. My Mom was using an old mac and had an X83 printer which she loves. She now has a new PC running Vista. Only now, I have the problem of how to get the X83 to work with Vista. Supposedly the lexmark 5200 drivers will work. My suggestion is to power off and unplug the USB cable to the X83, and manually remove any driver(s) related to it that may have been installed using the system control panel device manager. Then attempt to install the xp driver for X83 per the post below. I'm going to then plug in the USB cable and power up the printer and see if it works (it probably won't) but I'm hoping it'll then cue itself looking for the 5200 series drivers which supposedly do work according to one post on MS forum, I quote:

"After reading all these posts I was both discouraged, but more determined than ever to get my X83 to run on Vista. I have to say the determination payed off! That's right...I just both scanned and printed 7 pages on my X83 running on Vista!!!! Here's what I did. I first installed the XP driver for X83 hoping I could dumb my laptop down to make it run on an XP version....no luck there, but when I did that, my laptop recognized the X83 as a Lexmark 5200 series which is also an all in one. I thought, well, if that's what it wants, that's what I will give it. If you go to the Lexmark website and look under downloads/drivers, there is a list that shows all compatible OS. The 5200 series is listed here with a Vista compatible driver. Once I downloaded it and went through the installation wizard....it worked LIKE A DREAM!!!! I hope this helps all of you as I also understood and felt your frustrations! Good luck!!!"

article source http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/showpost.aspx?postid=503767&siteid=17&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=1

Lexmark 5200 series drivers http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/sequentialem/home/0,6959,204816596_1019285789_0_en,00.html

xp driver http://downloads.lexmark.com/perl/downloads/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:0:0:0 you'll have to type in a search for the driver enter X83 in the field, follow the steps...

SOURCE: Lexmark X8350 "communication not available"

I fixed this by completely uninstalling the Lexmark software, then unplugging the USB and restarting. I then installed the new Lexmark software that I downloaded from their site, make sure not to plug the USB back in until it told me to. It then detected the printer properly and started working.