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Windows 7 64 bit printers - emulate 32 bit drivers?

We have a bunch of Windows 7 64 bit Pro PC's and need to run an older application on them that is choking on the printer drivers. The app works fine if we switch to something like the built in XPS Document printer.

Anyone know a way to make the printer look like a 32 bit driver to the application?

Thanks!

senad

Please explain little further...

willp2

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Sorry that this wasn't clear. The PC's are running Windows 7 Pro - 64bit. The application is a small vertical app for real estate management. When we try to run the app, it gives an error about the printer and crashes. Its a very generic error. When I switch the Windows default printer to the XPS Document Writer, the program opens OK.

We've tried different printers but all do the same thing. Support is nonexistent on the application, but from what I have heard, success with 64 bit OS’s is hit or miss because of the printer issues.

So what I am hoping to do is make the printer appear to the application like it is a standard 32 printer driver.

Does that make sense?

Rob Hutchinson

can you load the 32bit version of the printer driver and use that?

willp2

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I was under the impression that I couldn't do that with a 64bit OS? Is wouldn't take the driver that the server tried to share to it for instance.

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willp2

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Worked perfectly. Thanks!