[Wine] Need some feedback on this Printing Solution

[James McKenzie]

oiaohm wrote:
> James McKenzie  For current day gettable drivers.   Vista will not use  printer drivers that require kernel space.
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> To be correct you don't need administrator to install version 3.0 printer drivers under windows.  Power user is enough.  To be correct one particular permission will allow you to install printer drivers version 3.0 or latter.
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>   
Beg to differ.  I run and use Vista on a daily basis.  Maybe it is my
company's policies, but, I as a regular user cannot install printers. 
And all of our printers are networked.

However, the OP was asking about installing Windows printers in Wine. 
That cannot be done right now as Wine does not support (with a very
limited exception) any USB device driver.  The printer the OP wanted to
install does require a Windows driver.

Also, I am aware that most printers run in ring 2/3 as they are user
addressable devices.  Their device drivers do not and probably never will.

The solution is to get a proper printer that does not require kernel
level drivers to make it work.  I had an Epson printer that did not
require drivers to make it work in Windows, however it did require
'drivers' for MacOSX and Linux to get full functionality.  Nice printer,
too bad expendables cost way to much and it tended to clog.  Next
printer:  HP (or equivalent) laser....

James McKenzie