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Cannon i9900
Jan 17, 2018 08:53:16   #
GLKTN Loc: TN
 
There are no updates for Windows 10. Is there a way to get this printer to work in Windows 10? I don't want to buy another photo printer. Thanks in advance.

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Jan 18, 2018 06:31:16   #
BobU Loc: Sarasota Florida
 
We have a i9900 as well as a couple of older epson large format printers that are also not supported in windows 10. We set up an inexpensive windows desktop computer as a dedicated print server and run Qimage on it. That computer has all the color profiles for the different papers etc, and exists only to feed the printers. All the image preparation is done on newer faster computers. (Mac)

Folks can go through printing problems due to OS and other software updates, or the unintended effects of other programs they install. Having a dedicated inexpensive old PC (or mac) to drive your printers can give you some stability (if you dedicate it to the printing process). Older laptops are good for this too. Give them a meaningful new life.

We also use an older Mac Pro dedicated to scsi scanners (like the Imacon, Nikon, and older Epson). If you can consider these old machines as part of the scanner or printer, they don't need to be constantly updated to the latest and greatest.

Similarly, I still shoot "old" film cameras as well as "new" digital.

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Jan 18, 2018 08:09:22   #
GLKTN Loc: TN
 
BobU wrote:
We have a i9900 as well as a couple of older epson large format printers that are also not supported in windows 10. We set up an inexpensive windows desktop computer as a dedicated print server and run Qimage on it. That computer has all the color profiles for the different papers etc, and exists only to feed the printers. All the image preparation is done on newer faster computers. (Mac)

Folks can go through printing problems due to OS and other software updates, or the unintended effects of other programs they install. Having a dedicated inexpensive old PC (or mac) to drive your printers can give you some stability (if you dedicate it to the printing process). Older laptops are good for this too. Give them a meaningful new life.

We also use an older Mac Pro dedicated to scsi scanners (like the Imacon, Nikon, and older Epson). If you can consider these old machines as part of the scanner or printer, they don't need to be constantly updated to the latest and greatest.

Similarly, I still shoot "old" film cameras as well as "new" digital.
We have a i9900 as well as a couple of older epson... (show quote)


Thanks. Good idea.

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