# Brother printer 255cw to win 7

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-printer-255cw-to-win-7/630616 "2012-08-06T14:04:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-printer-255cw-to-win-7/630616/1 "2012-08-06T14:04:04Z")

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I have attacked this wirelsess printer of many laptops and desktops, including apple. I am not having much luck getting it up and running for Windows 7. I seem to follow all instructions, but then come to a section where some code is decompressed, and after this time nothing happens. I have the disc, but it does not do Windows 7. Any advice?

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**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-printer-255cw-to-win-7/630616/2 "2012-08-06T18:39:21Z")

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[Windows 7 drivers exist for this model (link goes to 64-bit).](http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/download_index.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc255cw_all&dlid=&flang=English&os=93&type2=-1)

Try downloading and installing those drivers, instead of the set on your CD, and then following the setup instructions.