Drivers (For Advanced users)/Windows® XP Home/Professional

Printer Driver & Scanner Driver for Local Connection (Microsoft WHQL certified*)

This download only includes the printer and scanner (WIA and/or TWAIN) drivers, optimized for USB or Parallel interface. Please note that the availability of these interfaces depends on the model number of your machine and the operating system you are using.

To get the most functionality out of your Brother machine, we recommend you install Full Driver & Software Package *. (* Not available for Windows Server®.)



* WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) is a process of testing 3rd party device drivers by Microsoft to ensure that they can efficiently run within their Operating Systems. Any Brother device driver which carries the WHQL or Microsoft Certified mark has undergone these tests and has been approved by Microsoft.

Language Version Size Release Date File
English A 9.10MB 11/15/2004 Download

How to Download and Install
Note for Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Users:

When you connect a Brother product to a PC running Windows® XP Service Pack 2, you may see the screen "Found New Hardware Wizard".

On that screen you'll see the following options:
*Yes, this time only
*Yes, now and everytime I connect a device
*No, not this time

Select "No, not this time" and click "Next".

Notes:

  1. If you click “Cancel”, the driver installation will stop.
  2. If you select one of the other options “Yes, this time only” or “Yes, now and every time I connect a device”, the Wizard will attempt to download the driver from Microsoft®’s web and will not allow you to install the Brother driver downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center web site.


Once the native driver file has been downloaded from the Web site, you must uncompress it. To do that, create a folder on your PC hard disk and then copy the driver file to that folder.

Now run the file and the files will be extracted to the folder you created.

Note for English driver Users:
Two folders, "UK-ENG" and "US-ENG" may be created.
-The "UK-ENG" folder contains drivers written in English.
-The "US-ENG" folder contains drivers written in American English.

NOTE:
Remove Software Suite CD-ROM before starting the installation procedure.

Now connect the FAX/MFC machine to your Windows® XP computer and the "New Hardware Wizard" should automatically start. If it doesn't, reboot your Windows® XP PC and the "New Hardware Wizard" should start. At this point follow the steps below.

  1. Select the "Install from a list of specific locations (Advanced)" and click "Next".
  2. Click the "Include this location in the search:" option and then click the "Browse" button and specify the location of the XP driver that you downloaded from this Web site.
    Check your CD-ROM drive is empty before clicking "Next".
    Click the "Next" button when you have correctly specified the location of the driver.
  3. From here the driver is installed automatically. Please wait until the installation is completed.


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    Support OS
    Windows® XP Home/Professional
    Compatible Model
    MFC-5440CN
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