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Yup, I'm in the same boat as you. My HP wireless printer uses a generic driver, but hey it works. Something I couldn't do with my iPadv1.If it were that easy. . . .
The problem is that many printers are not compatible with WinRt and the Windows Update service for the printer database is non existante (Will not find your printer). I was able to get one of my printers working but had to use a generic variant for it after alot of trial and air. Still hoping MS addresses this issue so I can print at work someday.
I have not been impressed with printer and scanner manufacturers. They appear to drop support in an attempt to get you to purchase a new model despite have a perfectly good device that only needs a driver. Won't say that they are all doing that, but my contact with both Canon and Epson was nothing short of frustrating. I'll sort out my printer driver through trial and error. Found on that partially works but doesn't print from everything. I'm sure there is one out there, but Canon doesn't seem to want to bother.
Same boat. I have a Canon color printer at work that the company just bought and I cannot get it to work. If I told them to go out and buy another printer for my RT they would laugh at me.I have not been impressed with printer and scanner manufacturers. They appear to drop support in an attempt to get you to purchase a new model despite have a perfectly good device that only needs a driver. Won't say that they are all doing that, but my contact with both Canon and Epson was nothing short of frustrating. I'll sort out my printer driver through trial and error. Found on that partially works but doesn't print from everything. I'm sure there is one out there, but Canon doesn't seem to want to bother.
My Brother Color Laser works fine from my RT device, the only feature (which is a biggie) is I lose is two sided printing...see if you Printer OEM has a generic PCL6 driver and it should work...