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MFC-8700

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Utilities for NC8000 users

For Mac OS X 10.4 Users:
The Mac OS X 10.4 OS contains the appropriate printer drivers and FAX drivers (if applicable) for your product. You can install it from "Add Printer..."
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A patch file is an updated software file.
It is generally smaller than the original program file as instead of replacing all software, it simply replaces a portion of it.

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Please read the End-User License Agreement for Brother Software.
By downloading the software hereunder, you will be deemed to agree to the terms and conditions of the abovementioned agreement.

Note for Windows Me Users:
* After installing the driver, please be sure to run the patch file to make it work properly.
* We recommend you to read through the Troubleshooting when you find any problem.

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer Driver
for Parallel port users only! Windows 3.1 v.A --- 18-Nov-99

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer Driver
for Parallel port users only! Windows95/98/Me v.A --- 18-Nov-99

You need to have PaperPort installed in Windows before installing this software. If you do not have PaperPort installed, please have your Brother MFL CD-ROM available.

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer/Twain Driver/Resource Manager
PC FAX application w/o voice
for Parallel port users only! Windows3.1 v.B --- 25-Nov-99

Windows95/98 v.B --- 25-Nov-99

Windows Me N/A N/A N/A Click here.

This driver is not an upgrade. If you have already installed the USB drivers from the CD-ROM, you do not have to install this driver again.

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer/Twain Driver
for USB port users only! Windows98/Me v.B --- 16-Feb-00

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer Driver
for Parallel port users only! WindowsNT4.0 v.A --- 18-Nov-99

You need to have PaperPort installed in Windows before installing this software. If you do not have PaperPort installed, please have your Brother MFL CD-ROM available.

This driver will solve Lower Tray Problem.

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer/Twain Driver/Resource Manager
PC FAX application w/o voice
for Parallel port users only! WindowsNT4.0 v.109 --- 20-Sep-00

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer Driver
for Parallel port users only! Windows2000 v.B --- 29-Nov-00

Before installing Twain Driver, you need to install Printer Driver! You cannot install Twain Driver without installing Printer Driver for Windows2000 in the table listed above!

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Twain Driver
for Parallel port users only! Windows2000 v.B --- 29-Nov-00

Follow the "HOW TO INSTALL>>" instructions which you can find in the table FOR WINDOWS2000 PRINTER DRIVER listed above

This driver is not an upgrade. If you have already installed the USB drivers from the CD-ROM, you do not have to install this driver again.

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer/Twain Driver
for USB port users only! Windows2000 v.B --- 29-Nov-00

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

Printer/Twain Driver
for USB port users only! Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 v1.72
v.2.12 800 19-Mar-02

Type OS Version Size (MB) Release Date -

Printer Driver Mac OS X 10.1 v1.51 2.95 29-Mar-04

Mac OS X 10.2* v1.51 1.29 29-Mar-04

Mac OS X 10.3 v.1.01 3.21 15-Oct-04

*Using Mac OS X 10.2.0 causes the problem in installing the driver. Update the OS to 10.2.1 or greater.

Type OS Version Size (MB) Release Date -

Twain Driver
for USB port users only! Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later v2.03 3.13MB 08/08/2005

Note:Mac OS X Twain is not supported by Mac OS X 10.0 and 10.1.

Type OS Version Size (KB) Release Date -

This patch will fix the error " Port Already In Use" when restarting PC after installing MFL-Pro. Windows Me N/A --- 12-Jan-01

This page Last Updated: 08/03/05