Connect the printer to the laptop / PC?

I recently tidied up and found my somewhat older Canon PIXMA iP 3500 printer. In any case, I want to connect it to my PC now (Windows). I don't have the CD-Rom for the driver, etc. I have just downloaded the driver from Canon, but Canon no longer supports Windows 10, so I downloaded the driver for Windows 8. Since I don't know my way around that much, I wanted to ask whether it could still work?

I would just plug it in and have windows gugged myself. Now it works quite well and they recognize the device themselves and get the best driver.

if it works perfectly I would leave it that way - otherwise you can have a look what he says about the win 8 driver… Maybe he doesn't want it because his own is newer.

Can work. Some special things may not work or work only to a limited extent.

OK thanks! I'll try it like this.

Since the driver download is an .exe file, it can be used in compatibility mode with
z. B. Win8 can be installed.

To do this, right-click on the download file "ip3500svst210ea24.exe" *> Properties> Compatibility> Under "Compatibility mode" select z. B. Win8 off> Apply.
*) = 32 bit version. - The 64 bit version is called: "ip3500vst6410ea24.exe"

Then start the driver installation with a double click on the download.

During installation, the printer is not connected until it is switched on.