Dell Printer Driver Availability for Windows Vista

If you are like me looking for Dell printer drivers for Windows Vista, check out this page on Dell’s Web site. Here are a couple of questions posted on the site.

When will Dell start shipping systems and devices that support Windows Vista?
January 30th 2007 is the official date set by Microsoft when Dell and other OEMs can begin shipping systems with Vista factory installed.

When will Dell provide Windows Vista compatible drivers for download?
As soon as we can, some are already available at support.dell.com. We know you want them and we’re testing them to make sure you have drivers that work well.

Considering how closely Microsoft and Dell work and the fact that Dell will be selling Windows Vista pre-installed on their computers, it is surprising that Dell didn’t have printer drivers ready last year by the time Vista was released to manufacturing.