Canon Printer Software 2.3

On Monday I installed my new Canon Pixma MX870 all-in-one, and it's working beautifully on the wireless network.
Today Software Update tells me that I need Canon Printer Software Update 2.3. What exactly will this replace? I can't figure it out, and I'm not sure what would need replacing so quickly — especially since the Canon site doesn't show a newer download.
Thanks!

Hello Sandra,
The Canon Australia web site is showing the v10.30.3 driver, which appears to be the primary reason for the v2.3 update. According to the information provided by Canon, the v10.30.3 driver was released for the following reason.
"The problem found in rare cases that printing cannot be performed when displaying the ink level in the network environment has been rectified."
So unless you are having the problem above, then I don't think you must have this update. And if your printing is working fine, then sometimes you are better off not doing the update as it can stop you from printing.
Pahu

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L.A.B. wrote:
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