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PIXMA MP950 Software and Driver for Windows 10

mp950limbo — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:32:42 GMT

I have an old Pixma MP950 that I want to use to scan slides. The problem is the install software disk won't work on my Windows 10 machine since it is 64 bit and the install disk driver is for 32 bit. It worked fine years ago but since then I replaced the hard drive and lost any updated drivers and software. I see that the support link in Canon shows it is discontinued over 10 years and does not provide any software/driver downloads. I have not had luck searching for a repository of the 64 bit driver and software and I'm not going to one of the sketchy sites for drivers.

Does anyone know a solution to resurrect the MP950 other than $100 VueScan? If I have to buy anything, it will likely be a simple digital slide scanner on Amazon. I'd rather use the MP950 I bought new years ago and keep it out of the landfill. Canon probably expects people in my situation to buy the latest model but I'm not doing that.

I get that support needs to stop at some point but I'm unhappy that Canon couldn't just continue the link to the last version of software and driver with a "use at your own risk" disclaimer.

Thanks

Re: Pixma MP950 Software and Driver

normadel — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:03:25 GMT

Have you tried the Windows 7/64 bit driver? Quite commonly Win 7 or 8 drivers work on Win 10 and 11.

Re: Pixma MP950 Software and Driver

mp950limbo — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:27:53 GMT

Thanks for the idea. I tried installing in various compatibility options including Win 7 and 8 but kept getting the same error message that points to a PC hardware issue since my machine is 64 bit. It appears the install disk (USCD ver 1.0) that came with the MP950 only has 32 bit drivers on it. I even tried running 32 bit Win 10 OS in a virtual machine but still get the driver installation failure message since the PC is 64 bit hardware.

Re: Pixma MP950 Software and Driver

normadel — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:31:10 GMT

Did you DOWNLOAD the 7/64 driver?

Re: Pixma MP950 Software and Driver

mp950limbo — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:50:01 GMT

I did not see it on the Canon download page for the MP950. I only found Easy PhotoPrint and My Printer apps. The My Printer app talks to my MP950, so I know the printer still responds. Is there another location in Canon to find the 7/64 driver? Thanks.

Re: PIXMA MP950 Software and Driver for Windows 10

normadel — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:19:44 GMT

Go to Canon Support for this printer. . . . Drivers. Select Windows 7/64 OS. The driver is right there. Maybe you have to scroll down.

Re: PIXMA MP950 Software and Driver for Windows 10

mp950limbo — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:31:40 GMT

Thanks! I got it now. The site detected my PC as Win 10/64. The message about driver and content updates not being made threw me off, I changed the OS version box to Win 7/64 and found the driver. Thanks again for your help!