11-02-2024 01:48 PM
Hello,
I recently purchased a Lenovo laptop with Windows 11 ARM based processor. I have a pixma mg7720 printer that is on my home network. My new laptop recognizes the mg7720 and I can even add it through the "Printers and Scanners" section of my settings on the laptop, but I cannot install the driver from Canon's website (the Print Driver and Scan Utility Installer Ver.1.00 file). I have access to very rudimentary print functions when the printer is added via the "Add Device" option in the "Printers and Scanners" section, but I obviously want the full printer/scanner/copier functionality that the canon driver would provide. I've tried downloading the driver separately and through the installation package and I've had no luck so far. Again, I've had no problems with this new windows 11 laptop communicating with the printer, I just cannot install the driver. Can anyone possibly shed light on this?
11-02-2024 05:28 PM
What driver are you trying to install? I don't see an ARM driver listed at Canon Support, only x64. ARM software is not necessarily compatible with x64 hardware. You need to ask Canon if there is an ARM driver (yet) for the printer.
11-02-2024 09:47 PM
When I select my operating system, it's the "Print Driver and Scan Utility Installer Ver.1.00" (which is the same driver that's listed for all windows systems). I'm able to download the file (m68n-win-mg7700-1_00-ea34_2) but once complete it will not install:
Additionally, if I download the installer package (win-mg7700-1_0-jucd) it will connect with the printer and once again download the driver but will give me the message that it cannot install it.
I found this article that indicates the mg7720 is among the printers that is arm compatible:
https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/s/article/FAQ100604
11-02-2024 10:26 PM
The article sounds like you don't need a downloaded driver.....that Windows has a built-in driver for it.
Is there any other message you get when installing the downloaded drivers? Like something about the driver not being validated by Windows?
11-02-2024 11:05 PM
Windows does have it's own driver, but the printer's capabilities are hampered significantly. Print functions are extremely basic with the windows driver.
None of the messages make any mention of not being validated, just that they cannot be installed.
11-03-2024 01:02 PM
Well then you need to talk to someone at Canon to see clearly if the Windows driver they list is ARM compatible or not. If it's not, you are stuck with the Windows built-in driver.
11-05-2024 01:39 PM
Hi dannyhusk,
Canon has not developed drivers for the PIXMA MG7720 for use with ARM-based computers. The drivers are installed automatically when connecting via USB or installed using Add Printer in Control Panel when using Wi-Fi.
More information can be viewed in this FAQ article:
PIXMA / MAXIFY Products: Windows 10 / Windows 11 on ARM-Based Computers
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11-14-2024 03:38 AM
Thanks for the article link.
11-05-2024 02:23 PM
Greetings,
Please follow the instructions in the link @Patrick has provided. It lists the Canon devices supported under an OS with an ARM processor.
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