help for Lexmark 3500-4500

[gwlogue]

A friend has bought a new Win7 system and wants to connect their Lexmark 3500-4500 printer to it.

The printer looks to be installed wirelessly as it is sitting in a room by itself, no PC's anywhere near it.

Apparently his wife's daughter had a friend do the install but she can't find any installation CD's or documentation.

I've tried the lexmark.ca website but can only find drivers, not the install CD or a manual that explains the process. I did find a user guide but it is pretty much devoid of any usefull information.

Anyone know where I can find the CD and related documentation?

[Train]

Have you checked Lexmark for a driver download?
And have the correct model number, but if it is a old model, there well may not be any drivers.

[bruceb]

Here is Windows 7 32 bit driver for that printer: (about 85MB)

http://support.lexmark.com/index?pag...=1264718188438

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Here is Windows 7 64 bit driver for that printer: (about 130MB)

http://support.lexmark.com/index?pag...=1264718188438

[gwlogue]

Thanks for the driver links. My biggest issue is an installation CD. I don't see the printer as a device on the network so there must be something on the CD that will help me add it. Or something in a manual or other document that will describe how to add another PC to use the printer.

[gwlogue]

The model appears to be X4580.

I have never installed a wireless printer before. I know how to connect one to a PC and then network the other PC's to use it. How does a networked printer connect to PC's in the network?

[Train]

The Getting Started and the User Guide should say how to do it.
http://www.lexmark.com/publications/...7/4500/en.html

[gwlogue]

The guide says to install on additional network computers insert the installation CD in each computer and follow the instructions.

Is there somewhere I can download a copy of the installation CD?

[Train]

Just use the drive bruceb linked you to.
All I do after burning it to a cd.

[gwlogue]

Worked like a charm. Thanks

[bruceb]

Glad you got it working. Now do yourself a favor and be sure to save a copy of those files
on a CD or USB memory stick and also in a folder on your computer's drive.

[gwlogue]

I have burned a CD with all of the available drivers for that printer.