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Alps MD-1000
Posted by: thad peach (66.129.100.---)
Date: May 12, 2008 08:48AM

Will the Alps MD-1000 printer work with Windows Vista? Thought I would ask here before I bought one. Tried to email Putter but the email was returned to me undeliverable.

Thanks

Thad
Dutchman's Creek Tackle

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: Simon Oakley (---.sydney.spin.net.au)
Date: May 12, 2008 08:56AM

Hi Thad
No it wont I have Windows Vista and it doesn't support Parallel ports anyway as they are old technology.
ALPS printers only work off parallel ports and they wont work on any adaptors like a USB to Parallel adaptor.
I have a program here for Windows XP if you want a copy of it that is the newest Windows program it will work with.

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: Richard Kuhne (---.listmail.net)
Date: May 12, 2008 08:59AM

It would not work for me after I installed Vista. But that did not really surprise me since almost nothing works with Vista. You have to get all new software drivers and to my knowledge ALPS has not produced any new printer drivers in a long time. There could be a third party driver made for it but I would have no idea what or where to find it.

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: Stan Grace (---.hln-mt.client.bresnan.net)
Date: May 12, 2008 09:35AM

Putter will be available to contact by the coming weekend.

Stan Grace
Helena, MT
"Our best is none too good"

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: Randy Parpart (Putter) (---.dsl.dynamic.nccray.com)
Date: May 13, 2008 04:31PM

Thad, there are no supporting Alps drivers anywhere for Vista.

There are some available for XP, but I've just always used an old Windows 98 system separately for the MD1000's I have.

I was in Virginia for a week and my inbox got too full for the emails; I tried getting in there from Virginia, but it wouldn't let me delete anything out??? So, I'm sure many emails got kicked back in the past few days.

Putter
Williston, ND

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: thad peach (66.129.100.---)
Date: May 13, 2008 05:54PM

Thanks all.

looks like I will have to try to find a new used pc to use a Alps printer.

Thad
Dutchman's Creek Tackle

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: Randy Parpart (Putter) (---.dsl.dynamic.nccray.com)
Date: May 13, 2008 06:48PM

Thad, they're pretty easy to come by and dirt cheap (if not free from someone who held on to one of their old ones), too. Try to get one with the basic Microsoft programs installed; among others, PAINT is very handy to have on the decal making computer...

Putter
Williston, ND

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Re: Alps MD-1000
Posted by: William Bartlett (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: May 13, 2008 07:08PM

I took Putter's advice and bought an old IBM Thinpad Laptop, that's running Windows 98, off of our favorite @#$%& site that shall forever remain nameless, for $95. Haven't had a problem since.

Bill in WV

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