What is the exact text of the error message you are receiving?

Did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the printer? I can find no
indications on the Lexmark website that this very old printer is even
supported in Vista, did you try asking Lexmark?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"karen alias str458" <karenaliasstr458@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:A9A3155C-9821-4746-BE63-27D71B9BCE75@microsoft.com...
> well, that's my point how can a pc be released to the public factory
> preset
> windows vista home basic and have actually only 5o2 mb RAM before I get it
> out out of the store ... as to my older printer from Lexmark Z25 I
> looked
> back on their site and though many printers are getting new downloads for
> compatiblity resolution I didn't see mine mentioned. However back on my
> hardware printer screen I saw drivers for my Z25 . I went through the
> motions of getting my printer hooked up but when it's time to print my
> taxes
> windows says I need memory... or freezes up. I considered the
> winhlp32.exe
> and tried downloading that once which absolutely says I can't install
> because
> I don't have enough memory. That's why I am confussed that my XP had 512
> mb
> RAM and I had a webcam, printer and chat programs running simuteaneously.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I'm sorry, I don't understand your question...... 512mb of RAM is the
>> minimum I'd recommend for Vista (and if you have integrated graphics, the
>> part that the graphics card is using is deducted from that 512mb).....
>> but
>> what is this to do with your Lexmark?
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "karen alias str458" <karen alias str458@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in
>> message news:135BDF56-CCFB-49EB-AE46-BDDB37CEC88F@microsoft.com...
>> >I have LexMark Z25 (2004) and this new W3609 emachine windows vista
>> >basic
>> > installed out of Walmart's shelves 2007 February. I dont understand
>> > how
>> > I
>> > can be short on memory for a printer? Isnt 512 MB DDR & 120 GB factory
>> > more
>> > than enough for loads of stuff like webcam, printer and gameplay? I'm
>> > lost!
>>
>>