I imagine others have experienced problems with trying to use old printers with Windows 10. I have just bought a new computer, which means struggling with Windows 10 after XP. I hope therefore someone may have some experience and advice / work-arounds to offer.
I am having trouble with a Brother ink-jet colour printer. I have searched for a suitable driver, but the exact model is not listed (numbers are pretty close, though). If I install the closest model, it just keeps telling me that either the printer is off-line or that the ink is low, and will not print. There is plenty of ink in all the colours, so it is not that. If I try a test print on my old XP laptop, it prints without difficulty. This should not be a problem, although I accept that it is an old printer and relies on the network as it has no WiFi.
Secondly, I have a very old HP LaserJet. It is brilliant and I still have several old laser cartridges. I therefore want to keep it. The first problem is that it of course uses the old parallel port., not available on my new computer. If I use my old XP computer as a server for the LaserJet, it prints from the new computer via the network without problem, but that is not a long term solution. So again, are there any suggestions as to how to attach the LaserJet to the new computer's USB port ? If so, where can I get a Windows 10 driver for it ?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
