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I had thought I checked everything prior to my Windows 7 upgrade and would not run into any issues. Alas I found a problem with my Canon MF3110 multifunction laser printer does not support 64Bit drivers and will not work with my Windows 7 64bit Home Premium. This would have been a problem even if I were using Vista 64bit as this isn’t the Windows itself, there just aren’t any 64bit drivers for the Canon MF3110.
My Canon Digital Rebel XT and my iPod had no issues, nor did my Podcastudio Microphone. Let this be a lesson to those considering upgrading to the 64bit version of Windows. Check with your product websites and make sure all your external devices have drivers that support 64bit. The older the device, the less likely it will have 64bit drivers.
I ran Windows Upgrade Adviser but this focuses on your internal system components, it does not check your external USB connected devices to check for compatibility.
-Dragon Blogger
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October 27th, 2009 at 7:51 am
Thank you so much for doing this first, you can suffer through all the problems and inconveniences so we don’t have to.
I hope things are smoothed over soon!
Heather Kephart´s last blog ..NaNoWriMo
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November 20th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Found a driver before for the MF3110. You have to go to Canon Europe’s site for it – http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0026662.asp – download and install that. Rename it MF3110 and you have to change the paper size setting. I haven’t gotten the scanner working but at least it prints in 64-bit Win7!
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November 21st, 2009 at 8:41 am
I downloaded this and will test it today, thank you for the tip.
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January 15th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Also you can use the 64 bit drivers for the Canon MF5770, they will work for this printer as well. And I still have no solutions for the printer
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