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Canon Pixma 500

16 years ago

You people are the best! I have been sailing alogn with no problems due to help of you all, until now.

I just got a new HP pc, windows 7. My CanonPixma 500 probably needs a new driver. When I upgraded a many years ago with my old pc, I went to the Canon site which told me what was needed and I downloaded with no problem and no cost. I can't seem to find anything like that now. Any suggestions?

TIA

Pam

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grandms
16 years ago
Try using the HP help chat. Go to HP's site, put in the name and model number of your new pc, and click on the chat part. They may be able to direct you in securing the driver for your camera. If not, try Googling your camera model number with the word "drivers" in the search and see if you can find it there. It could be, that if it is an older model, there may be no driver for Windows 7.

I never connect my camera to my pc. Instead, I remove the media card and stick it into the card reader on my computer. I believe all HP's have the built-in card readers.
jane__ny
16 years ago
Canon Pixma 500 is a printer. I have one and its at least 6 yrs old. Can't help you, I still have XP and no problems...

Jane
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fruitjarfla
16 years ago
The Canon site shows that the MP driver for windows 7 is driver Version 1.11 10/20/2009 - the driver program is mp500win111ej.exe. If you have Windows 7 X64 the driver is mp500win64111ej.exe. There are also software updates with the same or later dates for the MP500. The price is "free."

Here is a link that might be useful: Canon - driver and software
2sweetpea
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you everyone! I just was informed by Canon that my printer/scanner is not compatible with W7 64Bit.
What's another $200 at this point. :)
Pam
grandms
16 years ago
Oops! Sorry I did not realize that Canon Pixma is a printer, not a camera. I don't have any Canon products currently, so forgive my ignorance.

Pamies, sorry to hear that there is no driver available for your printer to make it compatible with Windows 7. "Planned obsolescence?"
fruitjarfla
16 years ago
"I just was informed by Canon that my printer/scanner is not compatible with W7 64Bit." I would question that answer from Canon. Why would Canon still be offering drivers and software for the Win7 X64 on its website? One minute ago -- Canon is currently showing that the 500 is compatible with Win7 x64.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
I saw there were several pixma printers perhaps knowing the full model number and type would help, it might be that the one they say is no longer supported is not the MP version.
However if it is the Pixma MP 500 there definitely does show a driver for it on the link fruitjarfla provided.
2sweetpea
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes, thank you, I went to Canon and the site "analyzed" my pc and said it wsn't compatible- just as my disk said when I tried to install the program again- BEFORE I read
fruitjarfla's email. This am. I went to that link and downloaded the driver and all was well. However my scanner didn't work- but I could do a custom install for the scanner components.
Pam
krislou80
15 years ago
it's easy to install if you have a manual for your device... also you should try some of the canon toner for the printer...

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