Samsung ML-4500 and Windows 7 64bit

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Created: Sunday, 14 February 2010 18:48
Last Updated: Monday, 23 July 2012 23:14
Published: Sunday, 14 February 2010 18:36
Written by Zakala
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I recently upgraded my main system to Windows 7 and was somewhat annoyed to find that my Samsung ML-4500 does not have Windows 7 drivers for the 64bit version. I figured that the Vista 64 bit drivers might work and indeed they do, but there is a catch - the executable installer file refuses to run. So to get them working you need to do the following:
  1. Download the drivers for the Samsung ML-4500 for Windows Vista 64bit can be found on the following site: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/download/supportDown.do?model_nm=ML-4500&mType=DR&vType=L&disp_nm=ML-4500
  2. Use your favorite archiving tool to extract the contents - 7-zip (www.7-zip.com) works well
  3. Add a printer manually using the "Add Printer" dialogue and choose the "Have Disk" option
  4. Navigate to the Vista 64bit folder in the extracted drivers folders (20070129104033218_ML-4500_GDI_Vista.exe\\Printer\GDI\VISTA_64\)
  5. You can then choose the ML-4500 drivers to complete the printer installation.
Hope that helps a few of you using these great little printers.