Considering Vista to Windows 7 Upgrade? Don't do it

Out of curiosity what was the problem/solution to your printer problem?

Worked fine for me on 3 separate systems. Two desktops and one laptop. But I'm very careful about what hardware I buy.

So here's a free little tip: Lexmark = Garbage. In particular their inkjet printers are not even worth free. I had one once, left it unplugged in a college dorm room for 2 weeks over winter break. Came back, it was dead, and never worked again. Ever since they were spun off from IBM, it's been downhill for that company.

Their lasers are somewhat better, but still cheap and junky. I deal with Dell workgroup printers as part of my job, and they're just rebadged Lexmarks. They're often a pain in my rear. Especially when someone tries to print some document that causes the printer firmware to... soil itself. They completely shut down and it's next to impossible to get into them to clear the document out of the queue.

I wouldn't recommend ANY brand inkjet printer. They're generally all cheap pieces of junk these days, designed to last just long enough for you to buy a couple of ink cart refills. And since it's Lexmark, they'll try and sue anyone who makes cheaper ink refill carts for their printers. Getting a Lexmark inkjet is like issuing an open challenge to the fates. You just don't do it unless you've taken leave of your senses. Do let this be a lesson when in about 3 months the thing stops working out of the blue and you need to buy a new one.

And finally, I really fail to see how your driver issue has anything to do with the whole Vista to 7 upgrade process as a whole. You pretty much brought this one on yourself buying a Lexmark inkjet, whether you knew it or not. What you need to remember though, is your experiences do NOT represent the sum total of everyone else's experiences.