Got an odd problem with a client's setup. They had an SBS 2003 box that smoked. We got them new hardware, installed SBS2008, everything's up and working. Except for the printer. It's a Canon MF8180C. They use it as networked printer and also want the fax and scan capability back.
Problem: Canon's toolbox software isn't available for the 64-bit OS. The 32-bit one won't install. They need the scan/fax capacity and don't want to buy a different unit. So my boss is thinking VMWare, 32-bit OS, install the print software, run it from there. Anyone tried it? I don't have any experience with the hardware virtualization between the 32/64 -bit systems and what we might run into. Sounds like a heck of a lot of work for a scanner... We're considering hooking the thing up to an XP box via USB and setting up the software on that instead, but there are physical limitations/issues with doing that... I'm still pushing for that solution, though. A long USB cable would be a LOT cheaper than setting up a VM... :-) *********************** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *********************** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
