Here is the reality of that advice:
And then it will spit out a page of Wingdings because the PCL emulation broke.
Locate the Lexmark 1200 Series driver for Windows Vista or Windows 7 (64-bit or 32-bit depending on your system) from the Lexmark Support portal . Enable Compatibility Mode: Right-click the downloaded .exe file and select Properties . Navigate to the Compatibility tab.
But it works. Every single time. The scanning works. The printing works. It is the digital equivalent of building a cleanroom around a coal-powered engine.
If the list does not show any Lexmark drivers: