MF743 need WinXP driver

[rdgrimes]

Running a VM with WinXP32 in a Win7 64 bit PC. I need to print from the VM. Nothing I've tried so far will work. I can get the proper IP port to function and connect to the MF743, but no printing. I tried an earlier model XP driver and did get a print but it was gobledygook. Otherwise the most I get from the MF743 is an error beep.

The so-called generic driver that Canon has posted just returns an assortment of errors.

[rdgrimes]

That all sounds painfully familiar.

With an actual XP-running PC you don't have to do the port dance, you just plug the printer into USB and go.

The VM adds all the port stuff. And be aware that if you change your USB config, add or remove USB devices, the VM will lose the printer and assign it to a different port.

[Micmann]

Thanks for the USB heads up - that might be a pain.  At least it gives me a reason and path to troubleshoot if the printer stops working..