Can 32-bit print drivers work on 64-bit windows?

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Published on 2009-12-04T01:40:16Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 21:42 UTC
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I'm reading around and it seems that 32 bit drivers do not work under 64 bit windows. Is this true? since 32-bit applications can run under 64 bit windows it seems ridiculous that 32-bit printer drivers cannot. Are printer drivers run at the kernel level?

Sounds like we're in for driver hell for our RDP environments.

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