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March 6th, 2005 19:00

Can the A920 be used with non-Dell computers??

  • ryanzero

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    Posted March 6th, 2005 20:00

    Answer is yes, as long as your computer is running windows xp or 2000
  • Capt.Ed

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    Posted March 6th, 2005 20:00

    Thank You for your reply, Ryanzero!

    I sort of inherited this A920 from a neighbor.  He had accidently unsnapped the ink cartrige latch and thought it was broke .. bought another printer and gave me this one"to play with".  I fixed the problem and now want to use it in a computer I assembled.  I am running Win XP Pro and downloaded the Dell A920 driver.  I noticed that the driver info states that it is for Dell xxxxx computers.  Well, it does not work for mee!  Win XP detects the printer as Dell A920, but cannot find a driver, even when I point it to the downloaded Dell driver.  ????   I was just about to go to the MS download site when I received your message!

    Any thoughts??

    Thanks for your interest .....

    Ed

     

  • Capt.Ed

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    Posted March 6th, 2005 21:00

    Thanks again ....

    Yes, I have downloaded that file at least 4 times and my 'puter will not recognize the driver.  Truly pathetic ... I have purchased and installed many printers in my lifetime and never had one that any version of Windows did not recognize!  And to think Dell is hoping to dominate the Printer market with re-labled Lexmarks!

    Sad thing is I recommended Dell to many of my neighbors as a trustworthy comuter company with a good product for average users.  They trusted my word, as I have built many computers.. but do not want to do that for others .. I am sure you understand!  Well, not one of them has had a good experience, and every one has needed Dell assistance from the start!  What do they get??  India .. people they cannot understand!  One of my neighbors had to call back ten times to get someone he could understand!  Another ordered replacement ink cartridges for his A920 and was sent a Lexmark Laser toner cartridge.  The stories go on and on ... and I am truly embarrased and saddened that I am partially to blame for their woes!

    I will never recommend Dell ever again!

    Thanks again for your interest .. I will find someone with a Dell that might want this Orphan!

    Ed

     

     

     

  • richelles

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    Posted March 8th, 2005 20:00

    What is the difference between the Dell 960 and the Dell 962? I have a 962 and I thought like many other brands this is just an earlier model in a number series. I have the 962 hooked up with an IBM T 22 ThinkPad with a  US Robotics wireless card coming from a US Robotics Router and it prints wirelessly from the IBM laptop. The major problem II have is it wont scan something to a PDF file wirelessly from the 1150s unless I disconnect it from the network and hook the 962 directly to the computer and scan that way. But then not much else works well scanning anything else. I have had major problems since I bought two Dell 1150s and got two free printers with the 1150s. I upgraded to the 962 on one and donated the other printer to a school to use in a classroom. I am now wondering if I gave them an orphran but based on what my IBM is doing Dell hasn't messed up this time.    YET       I'm disappointed with Dell and wont make the mistake of buying anything else from them. The foreign service is so bad it isn't worth trying. They don't understand my Texas sound and I don't understand india jive. The Dell Team Manager responded with " Thank you for contacting Dell's Technical Support. It was a pleasure working with you in our attempto resolve the issue you are having with your system. What a joke. It was an attempt. When they couldn't help me they hung up and I got a message that said "Suting wroooong, so solly we no taqlk no more