Timeline for Would it be bad for Mac to use older printer drivers not meant for that OS?
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| Dec 25, 2016 at 20:18 | comment | added | Steve Chambers | Thinking out loud here but wondering if you could set up the printer in and using a CUPS driver? Something to look into possibly... | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 20:22 | comment | added | Enryn | I see... this brings me to this question: It contains software for printer AND scanner. I actually got old installation CD and scanner software from there works. Would it be best to remove this scanner software from Mac then? EDIT: If downloading older software from website can cause something that needs cleaning up, could this CD also have left something? And is there a way to check what? Disk Utility? Printer drivers did not work from CD, scanning software did. | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 19:24 | comment | added | Alexander O'Mara | @Enryn Tough to say, it might half-install, leaving something that needs cleaning up. If it truly hasn't been updated since 10.7, it definitely won't know how to install properly. | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 19:22 | comment | added | Enryn | What would be the bad way? It actually damages Mac...? | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 19:22 | comment | added | Alexander O'Mara | @Enryn I wouldn't bother trying, because it can't work. Worst case, the installer fails in a bad way. | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 19:21 | comment | added | Enryn | So if I try, nothing bad happens? And if it would work somehow, it's safe to use them? | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 16:07 | history | answered | Alexander O'Mara | CC BY-SA 3.0 |