Resolved [Printer compatibility with Windows 7?]

I look after a computer club that has a wired network of PCs running XP Pro, a Xerox networked printer, and a USB inkjet printer which uses one of the PCs as a printer server.
We are considering upgrading most of the PCs to Win7, but I am concerned about the printing, because I am not sure if Win7 printer drivers are available.
Currently all the PCs can print to both printers.
If I kept one of the pcs with XP and installed the printer drivers on that, is there any way that these printers could be used from the Win7 machines?
All the PCs have internet access.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Geoff

 

If you mean buying Windows 7 to install on those old XP machines, then ensure you run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on each machine (available through the link Tony provided).

That said, I generally recommend buying new, modern hardware to run the modern OS for best performance and support. Attempting to upgrade legacy hardware to support a modern OS, if possible in the first place, can be very difficult, and often with less than satisfactory results.

 

Thanks for the input. The machines I plan to upgrade are fairly new and I have checked the upgradeability.

 

Then it sounds like you did your proper homework!