WIN 7 Major USB Hardware Incompatibilities ?
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From: SC Tom on 22 Feb 2010 15:17 "Al Smith" <invalid(a)address.com> wrote in message news:hluimo$fo6$6(a)news.eternal-september.org... > mike wrote: > >> It's Microsoft's responsibility to make their new OS compatible with the >> hardware I already have. I'm sure they have a lot of excuses. >> I don't want excuses. I want my (*(*& hardware to continue to work!!! >> It may not support new features, but it should do at least what it used >> to do. >> Period!!! >> Microsoft has let us down in that area. Sorry for any inconvenience, >> my A$$. > > > Tell me about it. I've got a perfectly good Epson Perfection Photo 1260 > flatbed scanner, and it won't run under Windows 7 x64. No driver for it. > Epson can't be bothered writing one, and Microsoft just doesn't care. > > -Al- I feel for you and Mike, really I do, but I still don't see where it would be Microsoft's responsibility to insure that every single piece of hardware out there, no matter how old(?), would be compatible with it. If people think it's expensive now, imagine what that would do to the cost! If it was even possible to pull it off. And why should Microsoft care about Epson? Or HP, or Lexmark, or any of them? None of them obviously care for Microsoft, or the end user's problems with their proprietary software. I had an older HP printer that I loved since it would handle letter and ANSI B size drawings, but when I went to XP, HP didn't. I could still print and plot using the XP generic driver for it, but HP never came out with an update, and the printer was only 2, 2-1/2 years old at the time XP came out. I lost a little of the versatility of the printer, but I still don't think that was XP's fault. But, that's just me. . . -- SC Tom
From: Zaidy036 on 22 Feb 2010 16:05 In article <hluimo$fo6$6(a)news.eternal-september.org>, invalid(a)address.com says... > > mike wrote: > > > It's Microsoft's responsibility to make their new OS compatible with the > > hardware I already have. I'm sure they have a lot of excuses. > > I don't want excuses. I want my (*(*& hardware to continue to work!!! > > It may not support new features, but it should do at least what it used > > to do. > > Period!!! > > Microsoft has let us down in that area. Sorry for any inconvenience, > > my A$$. > > > Tell me about it. I've got a perfectly good Epson Perfection Photo > 1260 flatbed scanner, and it won't run under Windows 7 x64. No > driver for it. Epson can't be bothered writing one, and Microsoft > just doesn't care. > > -Al- I found one for my 1650 Scanner that works great. So look here: (this is one very long URL) http://www.kvaz.com/index.php?q=epson+perfection+1260+vista+x64 +driver.rar&search2=Search+files!&stype=all&S1=%3Ca+target%3D%22_blank% 22+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvaz.com%22% 3EThe+best+Rapidshare+Search+Engine+for+epson+perfection+1650+vista+x64 +driver.rar+-+over+12+488+551+links!%3C%2Fa%3E&forum=[url%3Dhttp%3A%2F% 2Fwww.kvaz.com%2Ffile_epson%2Bperfection%2B1650%2Bvista%2Bx64% 2Bdriver.rar.html]epson+perfection+1650+vista+x64+driver.rar[%2Furl] &forum=%3Ca+href%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvaz.com%2Ffile_epson% 2Bperfection%2B1650%2Bvista%2Bx64%2Bdriver.rar.html%27+title%3D% 27epson+perfection+1650+vista+x64+driver.rar%27%3Eepson+perfection+1650 +vista+x64+driver.rar%3C%2Fa%3E&forum=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvaz.com% 2Ffile_epson%2Bperfection%2B1650%2Bvista%2Bx64%2Bdriver.rar.html
From: Nil on 22 Feb 2010 16:18 On 22 Feb 2010, mike <spamme0(a)go.com> wrote in alt.windows7.general: > It's Microsoft's responsibility to make their new OS compatible > with the hardware I already have. I'm sure they have a lot of > excuses. I don't want excuses. I want my (*(*& hardware to > continue to work!!! It may not support new features, but it should > do at least what it used to do. > Period!!! Sorry, but you're living in a fantasy world - that's not the way it goes. Unless Microsoft makes an explicit claim that a certain piece of hardware will work, out-of-the-box with Windows, then it's up to the manufacturer to supply the device driver. That's the way it has ALWAYS worked with EVERY version of Windows. That's probably the way it will always work. Get used to it... and urge the hardware vendor to release updated drivers. You're more liable to get results doing that than complaining here or to Microsoft. I just built myself this handy dandy digital butt-scratcher with a USB interface. Do you suppose Windows 7 supports it?
From: Dave on 22 Feb 2010 16:53 "Nil" <rednoise(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in message news:Xns9D27A5E689252nilch1(a)130.133.4.11... > On 22 Feb 2010, mike <spamme0(a)go.com> wrote in alt.windows7.general: snip > I just built myself this handy dandy digital butt-scratcher with a USB > interface. Do you suppose Windows 7 supports it? I hope so and I want one. :-D
From: mike on 22 Feb 2010 17:02
Nil wrote: > On 22 Feb 2010, mike <spamme0(a)go.com> wrote in alt.windows7.general: > >> It's Microsoft's responsibility to make their new OS compatible >> with the hardware I already have. I'm sure they have a lot of >> excuses. I don't want excuses. I want my (*(*& hardware to >> continue to work!!! It may not support new features, but it should >> do at least what it used to do. >> Period!!! > > Sorry, but you're living in a fantasy world - that's not the way it > goes. Unless Microsoft makes an explicit claim that a certain piece of > hardware will work, out-of-the-box with Windows, then it's up to the > manufacturer to supply the device driver. That's the way it has ALWAYS > worked with EVERY version of Windows. That's probably the way it will > always work. Get used to it... and urge the hardware vendor to release > updated drivers. You're more liable to get results doing that than > complaining here or to Microsoft. > > I just built myself this handy dandy digital butt-scratcher with a USB > interface. Do you suppose Windows 7 supports it? You're welcome to your bend-over-and-take-it attitude. If XP could run my hardware device, there's no reason that W7 can't. The code is already written. It works just fine. M$ CHOSE to change things in a manner that caused a perfectly working driver to quit working. I don't care WHY they did it. I want them to continue to include the support they already had. My C: drive is 9gigabytes of M$ bloat. Another bit of bloat for legacy support wouldn't have killed them. Yes, I'm sure there are all kinds of excuses. I don't want excuses. I want those M$ geniuses to figger out how to make it work. You can bet if it had been a priority, it would have happened. This "throw away everything and start over" every few years has gotta stop!!! Dear valued customer, Toyoter motor company announces an exciting new line of motor vehicles chock full of features you'll never use. In order to support these exciting new features, we had to change some parameters. Our new vehicles are no longer compatible with garages built prior to 1998. Some parking spaces no longer work. You'll find that out when you reach your destination and try to park. In order to use toll roads, you'll need to purchase the optional toll upgrade that works...mostly... Our vehicles are no longer permitted in school zones. Standard gasoline from your corner filling station will still work in compatibility mode with significantly reduced fuel mileage. If you have any child car seats or personal electronic items that were used in your car, you will need to replace them. Legacy snow tires are no longer supported. Any towable trailers will need to be replaced. Our ULTIMATE upgrade is required for trips greater than 100 miles. Please remember that Toyoter motor company is the ONLY option available to you. We trust you will continue to buy our products...because you have no other choice. Sorry for any inconvenience. |