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I purchased a new Epson printer and it will not install on my OLD Window's Millennium OS. Is there any way I can do this? OR is there a NEW printer I can buy that can be installed?

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Short practical summary for and everyone following this thread: manufacturers stopped actively supporting Windows Me long ago, so finding a native driver for most modern printers is unlikely — Windows Me reached end-of-support in 2006. (That is why newer drivers/installer packages usually skip Win9x-era OSes.) Microsoft lifecycle note.

Best workaround (no OS upgrade required): make another PC the “print server.” Install the printer on a newer Windows machine, share it, then on the ME box use Add Printer → Network Printer (or create a Local Port named \ServerName\ShareName) and point the ME Add Printer Wizard at that share. If the ME machine needs a driver, try any official Win98/ME driver the vendor provides, or select a closest Win9x/2000 driver and test. Microsoft documents the network-share / local‑port technique for legacy clients here. Managing network printing (steps for creating \PrintServer\Sharename).

If you cannot use another PC, use a dedicated network print server (or a router with a USB-print port) and connect the ME PC to that network printer via IPP/LPR. Windows Me may require the Internet Printing Client / Internet Print Services from the ME add‑ons (on the ME CD) to use IPP; many router print‑server guides for Win98/Me show this workflow. Example print‑server guidance for Win9x/Me.

Quick tips and cautions: try a generic PostScript or PCL driver only if the printer actually speaks PS/PCL (generic drivers will lose model‑specific features). Be wary of cheap USB→parallel adapter cables — they frequently don’t emulate a real LPT port and can fail for legacy devices; a proper PCI parallel card or real print server is more reliable. Discussion about USB→parallel limitations. For background on why some newer drivers won’t work the same across NT vs. 9x families, see Microsoft’s Windows Driver Model notes. WDM intro.

If these network/print‑server paths still fail, the pragmatic long‑term fix is to run the printing workload from a more modern PC or migrate that machine off Windows Me.

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using the model # check epson.com
and see if they have ME drivers for it .

what model is it

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The model is Epson NX110

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Thank you, Caperjack...I have tried those drivers, NO LUCK!

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oh well time to upgrade ,I had to upgrade once because of the printer i bought ,but that was way back when i had to go from windows 3.11 to win95

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I have another PC but the ME os works find...The ME is on a second PC that I love & would like a printer for.

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i guess you need to buy an old printer ,and some new ink for it,then

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YES!...but where do I find an OLD printer?

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EBAY, OR mybe local yard sales or second hand shop

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Thank you caperjack

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your welcome

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I just ordered the HP 882c printer from Ebay...Information says it uses the ME driver.
Will let you know more later.

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will be watching for great results

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I had an HP 3340 (something like that) and It work fime with ME.

If I had an 98 SE disk I would use my fav old OS, Windows ME...

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Dear javanoob101, I didn't understand you...(If I had an 98 SE disk I would use my fav old OS, Windows ME...)??? Please explain

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Well I'm just saying if I had a LEGIT Windows 98 Disk (I don't own a 98 disk) I would install 98 (on my own computer) then I would upgrade it to Windows ME

Windows ME is MY favorite Windows OS...
I've used it for many years...


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I have Windows 98 disk AND a Windows ME disk!

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Lucky you!! I only have the Windows ME upgrade disk and to use it I need Windows 98 :(

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