Brother P-Touch® PT-1500PC Label Printer
- Output Type: Monochrome Printer
- Technology (Detailed): Direct Thermal / Thermal Transfer
- Printer Type: Label Printer
- Max Resolution (BW): 180 x 180 dpi
- Total Media Capacity: 1 Roll(s)
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not for Windows XP: NOT Plug-and-Play!!!!
Pros
nice feature-set on paper
Cons
print driver won't install on Windows XP due to violations of plug-and-play conventions
Recommended it?
No
The 2002-era print driver is the lastest available. That print driver and the 2000-era print driver as well have a bug that the http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/faq/faqp/000000/000600/000067/faqp000667_000.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=1500eus&Cat=41 does not work around. The fundamental problem in the design of the print-driver installation software is that it violates Plug-and-Play conventions laid down by Microsoft.
The first of Brother's crazy rules that you would likely violate would be to cable up the PT-1500PC, plugging in its power cable and its USB cable. OHMYGAWD! DON'T DO THAT! The second of Brother's crazy rules that you would likely violate would be to use Windows XP's PnP driver install. OHMYGAWD! DON'T DO THAT! If you do these "forbidden" natural acts, you will need to visit the above mentioned website to reverse the partial-install damage. Actually you will evidently need to do more, because as far as I can tell, I have executed every portion of Brother's crazy-complex print-driver-installation rules perfectly and I still don't have a labeler that can print.
The main print-driver-install weak point appears to be that the Windows XP PnP install creates a port named USB002 whereas Brother strictly demands that the port be named PTUSB. There may be other obstacles too.
The first of Brother's crazy rules that you would likely violate would be to cable up the PT-1500PC, plugging in its power cable and its USB cable. OHMYGAWD! DON'T DO THAT! The second of Brother's crazy rules that you would likely violate would be to use Windows XP's PnP driver install. OHMYGAWD! DON'T DO THAT! If you do these "forbidden" natural acts, you will need to visit the above mentioned website to reverse the partial-install damage. Actually you will evidently need to do more, because as far as I can tell, I have executed every portion of Brother's crazy-complex print-driver-installation rules perfectly and I still don't have a labeler that can print.
The main print-driver-install weak point appears to be that the Windows XP PnP install creates a port named USB002 whereas Brother strictly demands that the port be named PTUSB. There may be other obstacles too.
