Driver for Canon LBP3000

Hi popcorntoes, welcome to the forum! Just wondering, to make sure all bases are covered, did you install the driver per the instructions before you plugged in your printer? Hopefully, you'll get your printer going, one way or the other. Best of luck to you.

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Thanks for your reply. yes I did try to install the driver before turning on, but couldnt even install it as I have a 64 bit system and the driver was 32 bit. Cannon havn't made a driver for the LBP3000 for 64 bit systems yet. I contacted them but with no success, they didnt even reply.

That's a shame, you contact a company you buy from, and they don't even have the decency to contact you back. They could have done that much, and not leave you hanging this long. I have tried to search for an answer for you, but keep running into a wall. There are Vista drivers, but 32 bit only. Too, this printer runs with Windows ME & Win 2K, I honestly don't think they will publish a 64 bit driver for it, considering it's age. The only thing that I can think of would be the network solution that was posted beforehand. And one other possibility, but it's a long shot, so keep this in mind. Sometimes you can find hard to find printer solutions at Microsoft Answers. That's how I found my driver, my printer's a little old, too. I will continue to search, and should I find anything, I'll post back.

popcorntoes, there may be one answer that may help you, I can't 100% guarantee you it will work, but it's a possibility. Have you ever used a virtual machine (VM)? What this does is, it's a PC within a PC. The VM is free. It's called VM Player, you can download it without registration from File Hippo. But what you need is a Windows OS (ME, Win 2000 or XP) to install inside of it. That could allow you to get your printer going again. Other than that, I could find nothing. I've searched other forums on this, there are many users awaiting a driver, but no answer from Canon. The above solution is the best I can find.

Thanks for trying to find a solution for me. That does sound like the way to go, but i dont feel confident enough to do it myself, so will try and find someone more qualified to do it for me.

It's not too hard, but if you've never done it before, it can appear complicated. If you have an XP disc with a vaild COA, that would be best. If not, an earlier version will do. The earlier versions are easier for you to install, however at this time, only XP and Windows 2000 are still being updated. Windows 98, ME & 2000 are reasonably priced and easy to find on eBay. Being that at one time you used this printer, you are probably familiar with one or more of these OS's. If you need to use these OS's to print, fine, use it. But it wouldn't be a good idea to use it for everyday use, as Windows 7 is much more secure. If you find someone to help and need further instructions, post, as soon as I see it, I'll get back with you. Hope the best for you, I understand your frustration, as I had an older printer myself that took two months to find a driver for. Keep in touch, you can PM me if you want.

Sorry for the late reply, anyway, by device I mean a little box like your netgear wireless modem. Its called a print server. Im sure in OZ you can just go to your local PC store, ask for a print server and there will be tones of PC gurus to help you.

So you plug that into your wireless modem, then your printer becomes part of your home network. Its basically the same way offices and schools share 1 printer for many PCs, in this case its a good work around for an absent driver.

It will cost about $50... but its simple and "should" work fine. Anyway the shop staff in OZ are great, if it doesnt work properly, Im sure you can just bring it back the same day and get a refund... nothing lost.

Will this work even if the printer itself isn't wireless? I have a Netgear wireless modem. What do I do with this print server for all of my computers to print from this?

Plug in your printer here

Plug in your router cable here



Read more here - Netgear USB 2.0 Mini Print Server - PS121

I've not had a chance to use one so all I can do is show how they connect. I don't know if 64-Bit print drivers are still needed to operate the shared printer on a 64-Bit system.