# Windows XP doesn't support Canon BJ210C **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 22, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467 "2004-02-22T04:02:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boofy\_bloke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/1 "2004-02-22T04:02:18Z")
I just discovered from the Canon site that XP doesn’t support the BJ210C fax/printer so there is no driver for it. Does anyone know of a workaround? ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/2 "2004-02-22T07:26:13Z")
> [@boofy\_bloke](#): > > I just discovered from the Canon site that XP doesn’t support the BJ210C fax/printer so there is no driver for it. Does anyone know of a workaround? Have you tried connecting the printer to the computer? Win XP has a whole slew of native drivers. There may be one for the BJ210 built in. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/3 "2004-02-22T08:27:03Z")
Got an old win98 box lying around that you can use as a print server of sorts? ---
**Author:** ![boofy\_bloke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/4 "2004-02-23T08:33:05Z")
XP gives the yellow question mark in Device Manager but says the driver is working correctly. I had to convert the 98 to XP to get the ADSL running. ---
**Author:** ![Arturius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Arturius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arturius)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/5 "2004-02-23T09:19:15Z")
Interesting, because I have a very similar model ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/6 "2004-02-23T11:00:38Z")
That printer is supported natively by Windows XP. Go to Printers and Faxes, Add Printer, and select Canon BJC-210. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/7 "2004-02-23T13:51:02Z")
**Eleusis** is correct. Certainly shows up on my list, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![boofy\_bloke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/8 "2004-02-24T02:31:55Z")
Ok. I’m going crazy. The site said it wasn’t supported and now it does. Mea culpa. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-doesnt-support-canon-bj210c/230467/9 "2004-02-24T05:17:26Z")
> [@boofy\_bloke](#): > > I just discovered from the Canon site that XP doesn’t support the BJ210C fax/printer so there is no driver for it. Does anyone know of a workaround? Damn… that’s a positively ancient printer model. Can you even buy ink for it anymore? If you’re still having trouble- the Canon i250 and i350 are going for about $50 these days, and are terrific printers for most uses.