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Driver of Sharp AR-M160 for Windows 8.1 64 Bit OS.

Anonymous
2014-11-12T19:16:59+00:00

Hi,

I am having Sharp AR-M160 MFP (Multi-Function Printer) with Parallel and USB Ports.

I run it on USB Port on a standalone/dedicated desktop (i.e. the MFP is not connected through network).

I want a compatible MFP Driver supporting Windows 8.1 64 Bit OS - (Integrated Installer for GDI/SPLC Printing & Scanning via USB).

My desktop is having ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 Motherboard and AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955, Model 4, Processor/CPU.

There is already a post related to the same topic, but, for Win 7 64 Bit OS asked by James on May 24, 2013.

The post was a great help and I tried almost everything mentioned in the post, for example:-

  1. Searching the driver at Sharp Australia, Hong Kong, USA, Europe etc. sites and also at this link http://www.sharp-cee.com/cps/rde/xchg/scee/hs.xsl/-/html/service\_\_downloads.htm but it is not available.
  2. Downloading drivers of Win 7/ XP/ Vista 64 Bit OS from the above sites and link.

3)Running these drivers as it is or in Compatibility Mode as explained in the above referred post.

I have also sent mails to Sharp Australia, Hong Kong, India and USA, but not received any communication from them.

Earlier I was running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit and was using the following driver which was downloaded by me on 22/08/2012 from Sharp, Australia website:-

“ARM160-M205-5220-5316E-5320D-E_DRV_GDI-SPLC-TWAIN-Win2k-XP-Vista-7-ver1002a_GB”

Now, this driver does not support Win 8.1.

Also when I install Win 7 64 Bit OS Driver directly or in compatibility mode, the Insta Shield Wizard shows following errors, as given in the chronological sequence of screen shots below:-

 

I am not able to understand whether it is a driver or a OS issue?

Kindly guide and help in the matter at your earliest.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-11-12T20:02:30+00:00

    Hi,

    Sharp supplies the Drivers for the Products that they sell.

    As you say that Sharp does not supply Windows 8.1 Drivers for that Model, I suggest that you will have to wait for a reply from Sharp, or contact them again, as to what their solution to this problem is.

    Cheers.

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