📎 AI Summary:
The thread discusses the challenge of sharing a network printer between a Windows 7 64-bit PC and an XP 32-bit PC, focusing on the driver requirements. The original poster is unsure how to provide the INF file and asks about installing a 32-bit driver on the 64-bit system, with confusion over compatibility issues. Respondents clarify that 64-bit systems can support 32-bit drivers and installers generally run without issues, but the original poster remains concerned about potential errors when installing 32-bit drivers on a 64-bit system.
The thread discusses the challenge of sharing a network printer between a Windows 7 64-bit PC and an XP 32-bit PC, focusing on the driver requirements. The original poster is unsure how to provide the INF file and asks about installing a 32-bit driver on the 64-bit system, with confusion over compatibility issues. Respondents clarify that 64-bit systems can support 32-bit drivers and installers generally run without issues, but the original poster remains concerned about potential errors when installing 32-bit drivers on a 64-bit system.
Solution
Run the installer. There are no special steps.
so why if I install 32 bit driver its say not supported in this system?I hope you understand me, 32 bit driver not supported to installed on 64 bit machine
installer will show error